syndesmosis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin syndesmōsis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈməʊ.sɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌsɪn.dɛsˈmoʊ.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

syndesmosis (plural syndesmoses)

1. (anatomy) A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).
   • 2009 August 19, Russell Gould, “Storm dismisses any talk of Greg Inglis returning”, in Herald Sun‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 August 2009:

     He was diagnosed with syndesmosis in his left ankle, the same injury that cost Ryan Hoffman a place in last year's grand final.

Translations

Translations

• German: Syndesmose
• Italian: sindesmosi
• Polish: więzozrost m
• Spanish: sindesmosis f

References

• “syndesmosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “syndesmosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Maurice A. (Toby) Arnold ((Can we date this quote?)) “Arnold's Glossary of Anatomy”, in Anatomy and Histology

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύνδεσμος (súndesmos, “that which binds together”) +‎ -ωσῐς (-ōsis, “state, condition”) or σῠνδέσμωσῐς (sundésmōsis).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sin.desˈmo.sis/, [sin̪d̪ezˈmɔːs̬is]

Noun

syndesmōsis f (genitive syndesmōsis or syndesmōseōs or syndesmōsios); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) A syndesmosis.

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	syndesmōsis	syndesmōsēs syndesmōseis
Genitive	syndesmōsis syndesmōseōs syndesmōsios	syndesmōsium
Dative	syndesmōsī	syndesmōsibus
Accusative	syndesmōsim syndesmōsin syndesmōsem1	syndesmōsēs syndesmōsīs
Ablative	syndesmōsī syndesmōse1	syndesmōsibus
Vocative	syndesmōsis syndesmōsi	syndesmōsēs syndesmōseis

¹Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Derived terms

• syndesmōticus (New Latin)

Descendants

→ English: syndesmosis