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manubriosternal joint — symphysis manubriosternalis … Medical dictionary
symphysis — 1. [NA] Form of cartilaginous joint in which union between two bones is effected by means of fibrocartilage. SYN: amphiarthrosis. 2. A union, meeting point, or commissure of any two structures. 3. A pathologic adhesion or growing together. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
junction — The point, line, or surface of union of two parts, mainly bones or cartilages. SYN: juncture. SYN: junctura (2) [TA], junctio. adhering junctions intercellular junctions, including zonulae adherentes, hemidesmosomes, and desmosomes, that… … Medical dictionary
synchondrosis — Cartilaginous joint in which two bones are united either by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage. SYN: synchondrodial joint [TA]. [Mod. L. fr. G. syn, together, + chondros, cartilage, + osis, condition] anterior intraoccipital s. [TA]… … Medical dictionary
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
Sternal angle — Lateral border of sternum. Anterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages. (Sternal … Wikipedia
Cartilaginous joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = junctura cartilaginea GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = j 02 DorlandsSuf = 12466115 Cartilaginous… … Wikipedia
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
synchondrosis manubriosternalis — [TA] manubriosternal synchondrosis: the joint uniting the manubrium with the body of the sternum, which begins as a synchondrosis and later becomes a symphysis (symphysis manubriosternalis) … Medical dictionary
synchondroses sternales — [TA] sternal synchondroses: the cartilaginous joints between different parts of the sternum, comprising the xiphisternal (symphysis xiphosternalis) and manubriosternal joints (symphysis manubriosternalis) … Medical dictionary
