syndesis

== English == === Etymology === Initially in cytology from German Syndesis, coined by Valentin Häcker in 1904 from Ancient Greek σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- +‎ -desis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪnˈdiːsɪs/ Rhymes: -iːsɪs === Noun === syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses) (orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones. (grammar, rhetoric) Synonym of syndeton, the use of conjunctions or syndetic constructions. Antonym: asyndesis (cytology, obsolete) Synonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “† syndesis, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.