English

Noun

synostosis ‎(plural synostoses)

1. (medicine) The abnormal development of a joint.
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     Conditions such as those are known collectively as single suture synostosis.

Hypernyms

• dysostosis

Hyponyms

• craniosynostosis
• radio-ulnar synostosis
• syndactyly