gomphosis /gom·pho·sis/ (gom-fo´sis) a type of fibrous joint in which a conical process is inserted into a socket-like portion.
gomphosis 
gomphosis [gom-fo´sis]
gom·pho·sis (g m-f  s s)n. pl. gom·pho·ses (-s  z) A type of immovable articulation, as of a tooth inserted into its bony socket. Also called peg-and-socket joint. |
gomphosis
[gomfō′sis] pl. gomphoses
Etymology: Gk, gomphos, bolt
an articulation by the insertion of a conical process into a socket, such as the insertion of a root of a tooth into an alveolus of the mandible or the maxilla. Gomphosis is not a connection between true bones but is considered a type of fibrous joint. Compare sutura, syndesmosis.
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Gomphosis
gomphosis [gom-fo´sis]
a type of fibrous joint in which a conical process is inserted into a socket-like portion.
The only joint in the human body that is a gomphosis joint is that between a tooth and the mandible or maxilla.
gomphosis (g
mˈ·fōˑ·sis),n a fibr-ous articulation within the periosteal lining, such as that present in the tooth socket.
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Gomphosis.
gomphosis (gämfō´sis),
n a form of joint in which a conical body is fastened into a socket, as a tooth is fastened into the jaw.
gomphosis
a type of fibrous joint in which a conical process is inserted into a socket-like portion.
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