Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, union by means of bone; the confluence or growing together of bones; ankylosis; coössification. Also called
synostosis. Dunglison .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) Union by means of bone; the complete closing up and obliteration of sutures.
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- noun anatomy
union by means ofbone ; the complete closing up and obliteration ofsutures
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek with + bone.
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