Meanings
plural syndeses
- uncountableusuallyorthopedicsmedicineSynonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
Synonyms: arthrodesis
- obsoleteuncountableusuallybiologySynonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.
Synonyms: synapsis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
nounSynonym of syndeton, the use of conjunctions or syndetic constructions.
nounSynonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσύνδεσις“binding, joining”
- GermanSyndesis
- Englishsyndesis
Initially in cytology from German Syndesis, coined by Valentin Häcker in 1904 from Ancient Greek σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- + -desis.
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Cite this entry
syndesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syndesis
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