SINCE 1828
pseudarthrosis
noun
pseud·ar·thro·sis
| \ ˌsüd-är-ˈthrō-səs
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variants:
also pseudoarthrosis \ ˌsüd-ō-
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plural pseudarthroses\ -ˈthrō-ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of pseudarthrosis
: an abnormal union formed by fibrous tissue between parts of a bone that has fractured usually spontaneously due to congenital weakness
— called also false joint
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