syndesis

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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 (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sun-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- +‎ -desis.

Pronunciation

Noun

syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses)

  1. (cytology, obsolete) Synonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.
  2. (orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis, the fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
  3. (grammar, rhetoric) Synonym of syndeton, the use of conjunctions or syndetic constructions.
    Antonym: asyndesis

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