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sys⋅sar⋅co⋅sis

  [sis-ahr-koh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Anatomy.
the joining or attachment of bones by means of muscle.
Origin:
1670–80; < NL < Gk syssárkōsis; see sys-, sarc-, -osis
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sys·sar·co·sis   (sĭs'är-kō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. sys·sar·co·ses (-sēz)
The union or attachment of bones, such as the hyoid bone and lower jaw, by means of muscle.

[Greek sussarkōsis, state of being overgrown with flesh, from sussarkousthai, to be overgrown with flesh : sun-, syn- + sarkousthai, passive of sarkoun, to make fleshy (from sarx, sark-, flesh).]
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syssarcosis sys·sar·co·sis (sĭs'är-kō'sĭs)
n. pl sys·sar·co·ses (-sēz)
The union or attachment of bones, such as the hyoid bone and lower jaw, by muscle.

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