schindylesis

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noun

A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

OriginAncient Greek σχινδύλησις →
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Meanings

nounschindylesis (countable and uncountable, plural schindyleses)

plural schindyleses

  1. countableuncountableanatomyA form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσχινδύλησις“a splitting into fragments”
  2. Englishschindylesis

From Ancient Greek σχινδύλησις (skhindúlēsis, “a splitting into fragments”).

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Translations

French schindylèse
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APA

schindylesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schindylesis

MLA

“schindylesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schindylesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schindylesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schindylesis.

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