synchondrosis
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
Noun edit
synchondrosis (plural synchondroses)
- (anatomy) A form of only slightly-moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.
References edit
- “synchondrosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “synchondrosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Maurice A. (Toby) Arnold ((Can we date this quote?)) “Arnold's Glossary of Anatomy”, in Anatomy and Histology
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠγχόνδρωσῐς (sunkhóndrōsis, “junction of two bones by cartilage”), from σῠγ- (sug-, “with, together”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “gristle, cartilage”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsis, “state, condition”).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sin.konˈdro.sis/, [siŋkon̪ˈd̪rɔːs̬is]
Noun edit
synchondrōsis f (genitive synchondrōsis or synchondrōseōs or synchondrōsios); third declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) A synchondrosis.
Inflection edit
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | synchondrōsis | synchondrōsēs synchondrōseis |
Genitive | synchondrōsis synchondrōseōs synchondrōsios |
synchondrōsium |
Dative | synchondrōsī | synchondrōsibus |
Accusative | synchondrōsim synchondrōsin synchondrōsem1 |
synchondrōsēs synchondrōsīs |
Ablative | synchondrōsī synchondrōse1 |
synchondrōsibus |
Vocative | synchondrōsis synchondrōsi |
synchondrōsēs synchondrōseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Descendants edit
→ English: synchondrosis