Schindylesis is an articulation in which two bones are joined by fitting the ridge of one bone into the groove of another. Also known as a `wedge-and-groove` joint, the name is derived from the Greek `skhindulesis`, meaning `to cleave`, as in cutting with a stump with an axe. This fibrous suture joint can be found between the vomer and the p...
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• (n.) A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.
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(skin″dә-le´sis) an articulation in which a thin plate of one bone is received into a cleft in another, as in the articulation of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone with the vomer.
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Schin`dy·le'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a splitting into fragments.]
(Anat.) A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: skin′dī-lē′sis Definitions: 1. A form of fibrous joint in which the sharp edge of one bone is received in a cleft in the edge of the other, as in the articulation of the vomer with the rostrum of the sphenoid. Synonyms: schindyletic joint, wedge-and-groove joint, wedge-and-groove suture &nbs...
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