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Definition of Fibrous joint
1. Noun. An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).
Exact synonyms: Sutura, Suture
Specialized synonyms: Coronal Suture, Sutura Coronalis, Frontal Suture, Sutura Frontalis, Intermaxillary Suture, Sutura Intermaxillaris, Internasal Suture, Sutura Internasalis, Lamboid Suture, Sutura Lamboidea, Occipitomastoid Suture, Parietomastoid Suture, Interparietal Suture, Sagittal Suture, Sutura Sagittalis
Generic synonyms: Articulatio, Articulation, Joint
Specialized synonyms: Coronal Suture, Sutura Coronalis, Frontal Suture, Sutura Frontalis, Intermaxillary Suture, Sutura Intermaxillaris, Internasal Suture, Sutura Internasalis, Lamboid Suture, Sutura Lamboidea, Occipitomastoid Suture, Parietomastoid Suture, Interparietal Suture, Sagittal Suture, Sutura Sagittalis
Generic synonyms: Articulatio, Articulation, Joint
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)