pseudarthrosis

English

Alternative forms

pseudoarthrosis

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ arthrosis

Noun

pseudarthrosis (plural pseudarthroses)

(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
(surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
(architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint

Synonyms

false joint

Translations

bony, flexible structure resembling a joint

Finnish: valenivel

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