Pseudarthrosis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudarthrosis is a noun meaning (pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture.
Meaning
(pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture.
More Meanings
- (surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
- (architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint
Word Forms
- pseudarthroses
- pseudoarthrosis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudoarticulation, diarthrosis, arthrosis, syssarcosis, synarthrosis, enarthrosis.
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