schindylesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

schindylesis schindyleses

Etymology

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

Derived words

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