Definition of Gomphosis

1. n. A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws.

Definition of Gomphosis

1. Noun. (anatomy) a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone ¹

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Definition of Gomphosis

1. [n -PHOSES]

Medical Definition of Gomphosis

1. A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, prop, a bolting together, fr. To fasten with bolts or nails, bolt, nail: cf. F. Gomphose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gomphosis

gomeril
gomerils
gomers
gomesi
gomesis
gomiliximab
gomitoli
gommelin
gomoku
gomokus
gompa
gompas
gomphiasis
gompholic joint
gomphoses
gomphosis (current term)
gomphothere
gomphotheres
gomphrena
gomphrenas
goms
gomuti
gomuti palm
gomutis
gomuto
gomutos
gon
gonad dose
gonad nucleus

Literary usage of Gomphosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"gomphosis is articulation by the insertion of a conical process into a socket; this is not illustrated by any articulation between bones, properly so called ..."

2. The Philosophy of Zoology: Or, A General View of the Structure, Functions by John Fleming (1822)
"When a pit in one bone receives the projecting extremity of another, the junction is called gomphosis, ..."

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