cranial synchondroses

cra·ni·al syn·chon·dro·ses

[TA] the cartilaginous joints of the skull; these include sphenoethmoidal synchondrosis, sphenooccipital synchondrosis, sphenopetrosal synchondrosis, petrooccipital synchondrosis, anterior intraoccipital synchondrosis and posterior intraoccipital synchondrosis. Synonym(s): synchondroses cranii [TA]

cra·ni·al syn·chon·dro·ses

(krānē-ăl synkon-drōsēz) [TA] Cartilaginous joints of cranium.