synarthrodial joint
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Joint — A joint is the area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. A joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage. An articulation or an arthrosis is the same as a joint. Joints are grouped according… … Medical dictionary
synarthrodial — Relating to synarthrosis; denoting an articulation without a joint cavity. * * * syn·ar·thro·di·al .sin är thrōd ē əl adj of, relating to, or being a synarthrosis … Medical dictionary
synarthrodial — adj. of or pertaining to synarthrosis, of a fixed or immovable joint (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
Fibrous joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = junctura fibrosa GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = j 02 DorlandsSuf = 12466171 Fibrous joints are… … Wikipedia
Diarthrodial — joints are freely moveable joints held together by a joint capsule, such as the knee and shoulder, as opposed to slightly moveable (amphiarthrodial) or immoveable (synarthrodial) joints, such as the spinal and sutural joints, respectively. [1]… … Wikipedia
synarthrosis — An immovable or nearly immovable union of rigid components of the skeletal system, including fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and bony unions (synostoses). See articulation. [G. fr. syn, together, + arthrosis, articulation] * * *… … Medical dictionary
Sternocostal joints — Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. Latin articulationes sternocostales Gray s … Wikipedia
synarthrosis — [sin΄är thrō′sis] n. pl. synarthroses [sin΄är thrō′sēz΄] [ModL < Gr synarthrōsis, a being jointed together < synarthroun, to link together < syn , with + arthron, a joint: see ART1] Anat. any of various immovable articulations, or joints … English World dictionary
