pseudoarthrosis

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pseudoarthrosis [ˌsjuːdəʊɑːˈθrəʊsɪs], pseudarthrosis [ˌsjuːdɑːˈθrəʊsɪs]

n pl -ses [-siːz]

(Medicine / Pathology) a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united Nontechnical names false joint false ankylosis Also called nearthrosis

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