| costochondral | Relating to the costal cartilages. Synonym: chondrocostal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| costochondral joint | The cartilaginous joint between the sternal end of a rib and the lateral end of a costal cartilage. Synonym: articulatio costochondralis, costochondral junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costochondral junction | <anatomy> The point where the ribs articulate with the sternum (cartilaginous articulation). (10 Nov 1998) |
| costochondral syndrome | <syndrome> Pain in the chest with tenderness over one or more costochondral junctions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior intraoccipital synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union in the newborn between the lateral and the basilar portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior, anterior intraoccipital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arycorniculate synchondrosis | The junction of the corniculate cartilage (of Santorini) with the arytenoid. Synonym: synchondrosis arycorniculata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior intraoccipital synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union between the squamous and lateral parts of the occipital bone in the newborn. Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis posterior, Budin's obstetrical joint, posterior intraoccipital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenoethmoidal synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the posterior part of the ethmoidal labyrinth. Synonym: synchondrosis sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spheno-occipital synchondrosis | Cartilaginous union between the body of the sphenoid and the basilar portion of the occipital; it fuses by the twentieth year; incorrectly called spheno-occipital suture. Synonym: synchondrosis spheno-occipitalis, spheno-occipital joint, spheno-occipital suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphenopetrosal synchondrosis | Sphenopetrous synchondrosis, fibrocartilage filling the sphenopetrosal fissure. Synonym: synchondrosis sphenopetrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurocentral synchondrosis | The cartilaginous union on either side between the body and arch of a vertebra in the young child. Synonym: neurocentral joint, neurocentral suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchondrosis | Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; with + cartilage. <anatomy> An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage. Synchondro"sial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| synchondrosis arycorniculata | The junction of the corniculate cartilage (of Santorini) with the arytenoid. Synonym: synchondrosis arycorniculata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchondrosis epiphyseos | The line of junction of the epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone where growth in length occurs. Synonym: linea epiphysialis, synchondrosis epiphyseos. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior | Cartilaginous union in the newborn between the lateral and the basilar portions of the occipital bone. Synonym: synchondrosis intraoccipitalis anterior, anterior intraoccipital joint. (05 Mar 2000) |