synostosis /syn·os·to·sis/ (-os-to´sis) pl. synosto´ses
synostosis
synostosis (sin´ōstō´sis),
1. a union between adjacent bones or parts of a single bone formed by osseous material.
2. the osseous union of bones that are normally distinct.synostot´ic
syn·os·to·sis (s n  -st  ss)n. pl. syn·os·to·ses (-s  z) Fusion of normally separate bones. Also called bony ankylosis, true ankylosis. syn os·totic (-ttk) adj. |
synostosis
[sin′ostō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, syn, together, osteon, bone
the joining of two bones by the ossification of connecting tissues. It occurs normally in the fusion of cranial bones to form the skull.
synostosis (sin´ōstō´sis),
n the joining of two bones by the ossification of connecting tissues. It occurs normally in the fusion of cranial bones to form the adult skull.
synostosis
pl. synostoses [Gr.] normal or abnormal union of two bones by osseous material.
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Congenital metatarsal bone synostosis in a dog. By permission from Ettinger SJ, Feldman E, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Saunders, 2004
radioulnar synostosis
occurs between the radius and ulna as a result of unsatisfactory reduction of fractures.
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