schindylesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχινδύλησις (skhindúlēsis, “a splitting into fragments”).

Noun

schindylesis (countable and uncountable, plural schindyleses)

1. (anatomy) A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

Derived terms

• schindyletic

 

Translations

• French: schindylèse (fr) f

References

• “schindylesis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.