synostosis
Americannoun
plural
synostosesOther Word Forms
- synostotic adjective
- synostotical adjective
- synostotically adverb
Etymology
Origin of synostosis
From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at syn-, ostosis
Example Sentences
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Lucy was seven weeks old when Tom and his wife Hanna, who are from Cambridge, were told she had sagittal synostosis.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2017
Examples of synostosis fusions between cranial bones are found both early and late in life.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The synchondrosis is thus replaced by a synostosis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
This fusion of the diaphysis and epiphysis is a synostosis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The dovetails are replaced by solid bone, through a process called synostosis.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
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