different between syndesmosis vs joints

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin syndesm?sis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?n.d?z?m??.s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n.d?z?mo?.s?s/, /?s?n.d?s?mo?.s?s/
• Rhymes: -??s?s

Noun

syndesmosis (plural syndesmoses)

1. (anatomy) A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).

Translations

References

• “syndesmosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “syndesmosis”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• Maurice A. (Toby) Arnold ((Can we date this quote?)) “Arnold's Glossary of Anatomy”, in Anatomy and Histology

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (súndesmos, “that which binds together”) +? -???? (-?sis, “state, condition”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sin.des?mo.sis/, [sin?d??z?m??s?is]

Noun

syndesm?sis f (genitive syndesm?sis or syndesm?se?s or syndesm?sios); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) A syndesmosis.

Inflection

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

¹Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Descendants

? English: syndesmosis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???nts/

Noun

joints

1. plural of joint

Verb

joints

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of joint

Afrikaans

Noun

joints

1. plural of joint

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

joints

1. Plural form of joint

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w??/
• Homophones: joins, joint

Noun

joints m

1. plural of joint

Verb

joints m pl

1. masculine plural of the past participle of joindre

Swedish

Noun

joints

1. indefinite genitive singular of joint