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| syn·chon·dro·sis [ sìng kon drṓssiss ] (plural syn·chon·dro·ses [ sìng kon drṓ sz ]) |
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1. joint with bones linked by cartilage: a joint in which there is slight movement between bones that are held together by cartilage, e.g. between the ribs and the breastbone
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2. joint with cartilage converting to bone: a joint in which the cartilage linking two bones in childhood is replaced by bone as development progresses
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| [Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< late Greek sugkhondrōsis< khondros "cartilage"] |
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