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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudarthrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-darthro-sis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture

noun

A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery

noun

A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint

Etymology

From pseudo- + arthrosis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudarthroses (plural) pseudoarthrosis (alternative)

Synonyms

false joint

Questions

What does pseudarthrosis mean?
A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
Where does pseudarthrosis come from?
From pseudo- + arthrosis.

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