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gom⋅pho⋅sis

  [gom-foh-sis]
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–noun, plural -pho⋅ses  [-foh-seez] . Anatomy.
an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
Origin:
1570–80; < NL < Gk gomphō-, verbid s. of gomphoûn to bolt together (deriv. of gómphos bolt, nail) + NL -sis -sis; see -osis
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gom·pho·sis   (gŏm-fō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. gom·pho·ses (-sēz)
A type of immovable articulation, as of a tooth inserted into its bony socket.

[Greek gomphōsis, from gomphoun, to fasten with bolts, from gomphos, bolt; see gembh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: gom·pho·sis
Pronunciation: gäm-'fO-s&s
Function: noun
: an immovable articulation in which a hard part is received into abone cavity (as the teeth into the jaws)
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gomphosis gom·pho·sis (gŏm-fō'sĭs)
n. pl. gom·pho·ses (-sēz)
A type of immovable articulation, as of a tooth inserted into its bony socket. Also called peg-and-socket joint.

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