syndesis
[
sin
-d
uh
-sis, sin-
dee
-]
/ˈsɪn də sɪs, sɪnˈdi-/
noun
,
plural
syndeses
[
sin
-d
uh
-seez, sin-
dee
-seez]
/ˈsɪn dəˌsiz, sɪnˈdi siz/
(
Show IPA
).
Cell Biology
1.
synapsis
(def 1).
Origin
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
sýndesis
equivalent to
syn-
syn-
+
désis
a binding together, equivalent to
de-
(stem of
deîn
to bind) +
-sis
-sis
British Dictionary definitions for
syndesis
syndesis
/
sɪnˈdiːsɪs
/
noun
(
grammar
)
1.
the use of syndetic constructions
2.
another name for
polysyndeton
(sense 2)
Word Origin
C20: from Greek, from
sundein
to bind together, from
syn-
+
dein
to bind
syndesis
in Medicine
syndesis
syn·de·sis (sĭn'dĭ-sĭs, sĭn-dē'-)
n.
See
arthrodesis
.