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| gom·pho·sis [ gom fṓssiss ] (plural gom·pho·ses [ gom fṓ sz ]) |
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immovable joint between bones: a joint that allows no movement of the component bones, e.g. the one between the bones of the vault of the skull
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| [Late 16th century. < Greek< gomphoun "bolt together" < gomphos "a bolt"] |
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