synchondrosis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- +‎ chondro- +‎ -osis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

synchondrosis (plural synchondroses)

1. (anatomy) A form of only slightly-moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

References

• “synchondrosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “synchondrosis”, 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠγχόνδρωσῐς (sunkhóndrōsis, “junction of two bones by cartilage”), from σῠγ- (sug-, “with, together”) +‎ χόνδρος (khóndros, “gristle, cartilage”) +‎ -ωσῐς (-ōsis, “state, condition”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sin.konˈdro.sis/, [siŋkon̪ˈd̪rɔːs̬is]

Noun

synchondrōsis f (genitive synchondrōsis or synchondrōseōs or synchondrōsios); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) A synchondrosis.

Inflection

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	synchondrōsis	synchondrōsēs synchondrōseis
Genitive	synchondrōsis synchondrōseōs synchondrōsios	synchondrōsium
Dative	synchondrōsī	synchondrōsibus
Accusative	synchondrōsim synchondrōsin synchondrōsem1	synchondrōsēs synchondrōsīs
Ablative	synchondrōsī synchondrōse1	synchondrōsibus
Vocative	synchondrōsis synchondrōsi	synchondrōsēs synchondrōseis

¹Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Descendants

→ English: synchondrosis