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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Syndesmoses

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a bond; [GREEK] together + [GREEK] a bond, fr. [GREEK] to bind.]

(Anat.)

An articulation formed by means of ligaments.

syndesmosis ‎(plural syndesmoses)

(anatomy) A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are united by an interosseous ligament.
- 2009 August 19, Russell Gould, “Storm dismisses any talk of Greg Inglis returning”, in Herald Sun:
  He was diagnosed with syndesmosis in his left ankle, the same injury that cost Ryan Hoffman a place in last year's grand final.

movable articulation