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Definition of: syndesmosis
(sin′des·mō′sis) noun Anat.
The joining of two portions of the skeleton by means of ligamentous tissue. [<NL <Gk. syndesmos a ligament]
—syn′des·mot′ic (-mot′ik) adjective
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