syndesmosis
noun
syn·des·mo·sis ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-səs 
-ˌdes-
plural syndesmoses ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-ˌsēz
-ˌdes-
: an articulation in which the contiguous surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Two games into a season after reclaiming his career by starring in a background role with the Warriors, Chriss endured a right syndesmosis ankle injury with a fibular fracture. 
Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021 Black landed a bit short on her vault at the final all-around event at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and reportedly ruptured both the anterior talofibular and syndesmosis ligaments. Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2020 Szatkowski: High ankle spraining (has to do with) syndesmosis ligaments around the ankle. ... Football players and other athletes, soccer players, tend to injure these ligaments around the ankle. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2019 Allowing for normal motion is what gets a patient back sooner versus having his syndesmosis (the joint between the tibia and fibula) fixed with screws, which are obviously metal and very rigid. Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2019 High ankle sprains involve damage to a complex of ligaments located above the ankle joint known as the syndesmosis. Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021 Black landed a bit short on her vault at the final all-around event at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and reportedly ruptured both the anterior talofibular and syndesmosis ligaments. Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2020 Szatkowski: High ankle spraining (has to do with) syndesmosis ligaments around the ankle. ... Football players and other athletes, soccer players, tend to injure these ligaments around the ankle. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2019 Allowing for normal motion is what gets a patient back sooner versus having his syndesmosis (the joint between the tibia and fibula) fixed with screws, which are obviously metal and very rigid. Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2019 High ankle sprains involve damage to a complex of ligaments located above the ankle joint known as the syndesmosis. Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek syndesmos fastening, ligament, from syndein
First Known Use
1726, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
syndesmosis
noun
syn·des·mo·sis ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-səs -ˌdes-
-ˌdes- plural syndesmoses -ˌsēz
: an articulation in which the contiguous surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament