synarthrosis
/ˌsɪnɑːˈθrəʊsɪs
/noun (plural synarthroses /ˌsɪnɑːˈθrəʊsiːz/) Anatomy
An immovably fixed joint between bones connected by fibrous tissue (for example, the sutures of the skull).Two adjacent ribs, often five and six, and six and seven, sometimes articulate at their costal cartilages by a diarthrosis, synarthrosis, or syndesmosis....
- Examples of joints in the body that never move are the synarthroses in the skull.
- An example of a synarthrosis is the suture in the skull between skull bones.
Origin
Late 16th century: from modern Latin, from Greek sunarthrōsis, from sun- 'together' + arthrōsis 'jointing' (from arthron 'joint').