syndesmosis
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syndesmosis /ˌsɪndɛzˈməʊsɪs/
▶noun (pl. syndesmoses /-siːz/) Anatomy an immovable joint in which bones are joined by connective tissue (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).
– origin C16: mod. L., from Gk sundesmos ‘binding, fastening’.
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