English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudarthrosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
  2. A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
  3. A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint

Word forms

pseudarthrosis pseudarthroses pseudoarthrosis

Etymology

From pseudo- + arthrosis.

Synonyms

false joint
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