synchondrosis

CIDE DICTIONARY

synchondrosisn. [NL., fr. Gr. ; sy`n with + cartilage.].
     An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

synchondrosis, n. (pl. synchondroses) Anat. an almost immovable bone-joint bound by a layer of cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

Etymology
SYN- + Gk khondros cartilage

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