Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synostosis

/ˌsɪnɑˈstoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: syn-os-to-sis
IPA: /ˌsɪnɑˈstoʊsɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The abnormal bony fusion of a joint.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"normal human cranial synostosis"
"Examples of normal human developmental synostosis occur in the mandible and in the sacrum."
"Various synostoses are typical of Antley-Bixler syndrome."
"Conditions such as those are known collectively as single suture synostosis."

Etymology

From New Latin; by surface analysis, syn- + ost(eo)- + -osis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪnɑˈstoʊsɪs/
British English: /ˌsɪnɒˈstəʊsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

synostoses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

synosteotic synostotic synostotically synarthrosis

Synonyms

synosteosis

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce synostosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪnɑˈstoʊsɪs/.
What does synostosis mean?: The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
Where does synostosis come from?: From New Latin; by surface analysis, syn- + ost(eo)- + -osis.

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