synosteosis

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A form of synostosis — The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.

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Meanings

nounsynosteosis (countable and uncountable, plural synosteoses)

plural synosteoses

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of synostosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

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synostosis

Origin

From New Latin; by surface analysis, syn- + oste(o)- + -osis.

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APA

synosteosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synosteosis

MLA

“synosteosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synosteosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synosteosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synosteosis.

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