Definition of Syndesmosis

1. n. An articulation formed by means of ligaments.

Definition of Syndesmosis

1. Noun. (anatomy) A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are united by an interosseous ligament. ¹

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Definition of Syndesmosis

1. [n -MOSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syndesmosis

syndactylisms
syndactylous
syndactyls
syndactyly
syndecan
syndecans
synded
syndepositional
synderesis
syndeses
syndesis
syndesises
syndesmography
syndesmology
syndesmoses
syndesmosis (current term)
syndesmotic
syndet
syndetic
syndetically
syndeton
syndetons
syndets
syndic
syndical
syndicalism
syndicalisms
syndicalist
syndicalists
syndicate

Literary usage of Syndesmosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"be subdivided into three sets: (1) those of the Tibiofibular articulation; (2) the interosseous membrane; (3) those of the Tibiofibular syndesmosis. ..."

2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"It is continuous below with the interosseous ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, and presents numerous perforations for the passage of small vessels. ..."

3. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A): With Special by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... middle tibiofibular ligament) Tibiofibular syndesmosis (OT inferior tibiofibular articulation) Anterior ligament of lateral malleolus Posterior ligament ..."

4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1888)
"Dixey, in a paper on the ossification of the terminal phalanges (3), incidentally describes and figures the syndesmosis in Proteus. ..."

5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"be subdivided into three sets: (1) those of the Tibiofibular articulation; (2) the interosseous membrane; (3) those of the Tibiofibular syndesmosis. ..."

6. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"It is continuous below with the interosseous ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, and presents numerous perforations for the passage of small vessels. ..."

7. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A): With Special by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... middle tibiofibular ligament) Tibiofibular syndesmosis (OT inferior tibiofibular articulation) Anterior ligament of lateral malleolus Posterior ligament ..."

8. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1888)
"Dixey, in a paper on the ossification of the terminal phalanges (3), incidentally describes and figures the syndesmosis in Proteus. ..."

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