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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gomphosis
1. [n -PHOSES]
Medical Definition of Gomphosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gomphosis
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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