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synchondrosis /syn·chon·dro·sis/ (sin?kon-dro´sis) pl. synchondro´ses [Gr.] a type of cartilaginous joint in which the cartilage is usually converted into bone before adult life.
synchondrosis (sing´kondrō´sis), n a cartilaginous joint between two immovable bones such as the union between the sphenoid and occipital bones at the base of the skull. synchondrosis pl. synchondroses [Gr.] a type of cartilaginous joint in which the cartilage is usually converted into bone before or during early adult life and that serves to allow growth, e.g. intermandibular, intersternebrales (syn. sternales), spheno-occipitales. |
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