Definition of Fibrous joint

1. Noun. An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).


Medical Definition of Fibrous joint

1. A union of two bones by fibrous tissue such that there is no joint cavity and almost no motion possible; the types of fibrous joints are sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. Synonym: articulatio fibrosa, immovable joint, junctura fibrosa, synarthrodia, synarthrodial joint. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fibrous Joint

fibrous capsule of parotid gland
fibrous capsule of spleen
fibrous capsule of thyroid gland
fibrous cortical defect
fibrous degeneration
fibrous digital sheaths of foot
fibrous digital sheaths of hand
fibrous dysplasia
fibrous dysplasia of bone
fibrous dysplasia of bone
fibrous dysplasia of jaws
fibrous goiter
fibrous hamartoma of infancy
fibrous histiocytoma
fibrous joint (current term)
fibrous joint (current term)
fibrous lamina
fibrous layer
fibrous mediastinitis
fibrous membrane
fibrous pericarditis
fibrous pericardium
fibrous plaque
fibrous pneumonia
fibrous polyp
fibrous protein
fibrous ring
fibrous ring of heart
fibrous ring of intervertebral disc
fibrous sheaths

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