- gomphosis
- gom·pho·sis
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Gomphosis — The permanent teeth, viewed from the right. Latin syndesmosis dentoalveolaris Gray s … Wikipedia
gomphosis — [gäm fō′sis] n. pl. gomphoses [ModL < Gr gomphōsis, a nailing together < gomphos, a nail, bolt, tooth: see COMB1] a form of immovable joint in which a bone or other hard part, as a tooth, fits into a socket … English World dictionary
Gomphosis — Gom*pho sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, prop., a bolting together, fr. ? to fasten with bolts or nails, ? bolt, nail: cf. F. gomphose.] (Anat.) A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gomphosis — Als Gomphosis (griechisch gomphosis ‚Einkeilung‘) bezeichnet man eine spezielle Form eines unechten Gelenks, bei der Knochen ineinander verkeilt sind. Zusätzlich werden die Knochen durch Bindegewebsfasern stabilisiert, die Gomphosis gehört… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gomphosis — A form of fibrous joint in which a peglike process fits into a hole, as the root of a tooth into the socket in the alveolus. SYN: articulatio dentoalveolaris, dentoalveolar joint, gompholic joint, peg and socket articulation, peg and socket joint … Medical dictionary
Gomphosis — įkaltinė jungtis statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Articulatio dentoalveolaris; Gomphosis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – jungiamojo audinio sąnariai sinonimas – danties šaknies ir alveolės sąnarys … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
gomphosis — gämˈfōsə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gomphōsis, literally, a bolting together, from gomphoun to fasten with bolts (from gomphos) + sis : a union or immovable articulation in which a hard part is received into a bone cavity (as… … Useful english dictionary
gomphosis — /gom foh sis/, n., pl. gomphoses / foh seez/. Anat. an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket. [1570 80; < NL < Gk gompho , verbid s. of gomphoûn to bolt together (deriv. of… … Universalium
gomphosis — noun a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone … Wiktionary
gomphosis — n. immovable junction of two parts (i.e. tooth in its socket) … English contemporary dictionary
