synneurosis

\\|sinyə|rōsə̇s, |sinn(y)ə-\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek synneurōsis, from syn- + neuron sinew + -osis — more at nerve

: syndesmosis

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‖ synneurosis Anat.

(ˌsɪnnjʊəˈrəʊsɪs)

[mod.L., ad. Gr. συννεύρωσις (Galen), f. σύν syn-¹ + νεῦρον sinew: see -osis.]

Connexion or articulation of bones by a ligament.

Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. vii. ii. 479. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 257/1.