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synarthrosis (s) (noun), synarthroses (pl)
Any of a number bony connections in the body which are stiffened by the development of fibrous tissue, or cartilage growth, or the abnormal development of bone tissue: After the bone specialist's diagnosis, Olive was informed that she had multiple synarthroses which meant there were several stiff joints in her body.
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