Meanings
nounsynchondrosis (plural synchondroses)
plural synchondroses
- anatomyA form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.
Origin
- New Latinsynchondrōsis
- Englishsynchondrosis
Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.
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Rhymes with synchondrosis
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APA
synchondrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchondrosis
MLA
“synchondrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchondrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchondrosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchondrosis.
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