syndesmosis
/ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/noun
syndesmosis is a noun meaning “A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-Y-N-D-E-S-M-O-S-I-S and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 55 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of syndesmosis is syndesmoses.
What does syndesmosis mean?
noun
- 1
A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony surfaces are rough and are united by an interosseous ligament (e.g. between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce syndesmosis?
- UK /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈməʊ.sɪs/
- US /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/
- US /ˌsɪn.dɛsˈmoʊ.sɪs/
Syndesmosis has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of syndesmosis
- syndesmoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is syndesmosis?
Syndesmosis appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Syndesmosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Syndesmose |
| Spanish | sindesmosis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does syndesmosis come from?
Borrowed from New Latin syndesmōsis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).