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sys·sar·co·sis | \ ˌsisärˈkōsə̇s \
plural syssarcoses\ -ōˌsēz \
Definition of syssarcosis
: the junction of two or more bones by means of attached muscles (such as the scapula with the thorax or the hyoid with the mandible and sternum)
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