- bony fusion
- fusion osseuse
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
English-French medical dictionary. 2015.
fusion — 1. Liquefaction, as by melting by heat. 2. Union, as by joining together; e.g., bone f.. 3. The blending of slightly different images from each eye into a single perception. 4. The joining of two or more adjacent teeth during their development by … Medical dictionary
diaphyseal-epiphyseal fusion — operative establishment of bony union between the diaphysis and epiphysis, to arrest growth in the length of a bone … Medical dictionary
radioulnar synostosis — bony fusion of the proximal ends of the radius and ulna … Medical dictionary
joint disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human joints (joint). arthritis is no doubt the best known joint disease, but there are also many others. Diseases of the joints may be variously short lived or exceedingly chronic,… … Universalium
Dysplasia — Abnormal in form. From the Greek dys (bad, disordered, abnormal) and plassein (to form). For example, retinal dysplasia is abnormal formation of the retina during embryonic development. * * * Abnormal tissue development. SEE ALSO: heteroplasia.… … Medical dictionary
Arthrodesis — Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis , is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones via surgery. This is done to relieve intractable pain in a joint which cannot be managed by pain medication, splints … Wikipedia
Acromion — Bone: Acromion Plan of ossification of the scapula. Posterior side. From seven centers. (Acromion visible at upper left, in blue.) … Wikipedia
Pubic symphysis — Infobox Anatomy Name = Pubic symphysis Latin = symphysis pubica, symphysis pubis GraySubject = 80 GrayPage = 310 Caption = Symphysis pubis exposed by a coronal section. (Pubic symphysis visible at center left.) Caption2 = #5 is Pubic symphysis… … Wikipedia
zygodactyly — zy·go·dac·ty·ly dak tə lē n, pl lies SYNDACTYLY * * * zy·go·dac·ty·ly (zi″go dakґtə le) [zygo + Gr. daktylos finger] a term sometimes used to designate simple syndactyly, as distinguished from syndactyly in which there is bony fusion… … Medical dictionary
tarsal coalition — the fibrous, cartilaginous, or bony fusion of two or more of the tarsal bones, often resulting in talipes planovalgus, although other deformities occur and some patients are asymptomatic; it may be congenital or acquired as a response to trauma,… … Medical dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium