synostosis
UK/ˌsɪnɒˈstəʊsɪs/US/ˌsɪnɑˈstoʊsɪs/
synostosis noun: the healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
Noun
synostosis (countable and uncountable, plural synostoses)
- The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
- normal human cranial synostosis
- Examples of normal human developmental synostosis occur in the mandible and in the sacrum.
- The abnormal bony fusion of a joint.
- Various synostoses are typical of Antley-Bixler syndrome.
- Conditions such as those are known collectively as single suture synostosis.2009 January 25, Denis Campbell, “Kian, 4, needs a miracle. He's in the right place”, in The Observer
- Synonyms:
- synosteosis
synostosis meaning in Tamil
synostosis in Tamil
- எலும்புக் கூட்டொருமை
Synonyms of synostosis
Forms of synostosis
| plural | synostoses |
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Origin of synostosis
From New Latin; by surface analysis, syn- + ost(eo)- + -osis.
Words that rhyme with synostosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about synostosis
- What does synostosis mean?
- Synostosis means the healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
- What is synostosis in Tamil?
- Synostosis in Tamil is எலும்புக் கூட்டொருமை. See Synostosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is synostosis?
- Synostosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce synostosis?
- Synostosis is pronounced /ˌsɪnɒˈstəʊsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of synostosis?
- The plural of synostosis is synostoses.
Words near synostosis in the dictionary
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