Synarthrosis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synarthrosis \Syn`ar*thro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synarthroses}. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. ? a being jointed together, fr. ? to link or joint
     together; sy`n with + ? a joint.] (Anat.)
     Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It
     sometimes includes symphysial articulations also. See the
     Note under {Articulation}, n., 1.


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