Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synchondrosis

/ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-chon-dro-sis
IPA: /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Root: synchondrōsis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/
British English: /ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs/

Inflected Forms

synchondroses (plural)

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce synchondrosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/.
What does synchondrosis mean?: A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.
Where does synchondrosis come from?: Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.

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