syndesmosis
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin syndesmōsis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈməʊ.sɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌsɪn.dɛsˈmoʊ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
Noun edit
syndesmosis (plural syndesmoses)
- (anatomy) A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).
- 2009 August 19, Russell Gould, “Storm dismisses any talk of Greg Inglis returning”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 20 August 2009:
- He was diagnosed with syndesmosis in his left ankle, the same injury that cost Ryan Hoffman a place in last year's grand final.
Translations edit
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References edit
- “syndesmosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “syndesmosis”, 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
From Ancient Greek σύνδεσμος (súndesmos, “that which binds together”) + -ωσῐς (-ōsis, “state, condition”) or σῠνδέσμωσῐς (sundésmōsis).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sin.desˈmo.sis/, [sin̪d̪ezˈmɔːs̬is]
Noun edit
syndesmōsis f (genitive syndesmōsis or syndesmōseōs or syndesmōsios); third declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) A syndesmosis.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | syndesmōsis | syndesmōsēs syndesmōseis |
Genitive | syndesmōsis syndesmōseōs syndesmōsios |
syndesmōsium |
Dative | syndesmōsī | syndesmōsibus |
Accusative | syndesmōsim syndesmōsin syndesmōsem1 |
syndesmōsēs syndesmōsīs |
Ablative | syndesmōsī syndesmōse1 |
syndesmōsibus |
Vocative | syndesmōsis syndesmōsi |
syndesmōsēs syndesmōseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Derived terms edit
- syndesmōticus (New Latin)
Descendants edit
→ English: syndesmosis