syntenosis

syntenosis
\\ˌsin.təˈnōsə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: New Latin, from syn- + teno- + -sis
: articulation by tendons

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syntenosis /sin-tə-nōˈsis/ (zoology)
noun (pl syntenoses /-nōˈsēz/)
The connection of bones by tendons
ORIGIN: Gr syn with, and tenōn a sinew

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  • Syntenosis — Syntenosis, griech., Verbindung der Knochen durch Flechsen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • syntenosis — syn·te·no·sis (sin″tə noґsis) [syn + teno + osis] a hinge joint surrounded by tendons …   Medical dictionary

  • syntenosis — syn·te·no·sis …   English syllables

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