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fibrous joint

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Nonsynovial joint in which the articulating bones or cartilages are connected by ligaments. Examples: sagittal suture, inferior tibiofibular syndesmosis, gomphosis.[FMA]. [ FMA:FMA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrous_joint ]

Synonyms: articulatio fibrosa

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uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000001

A joint where fibrous tissue such as ligament connects two calcified tissues.[TAO]

has related synonym

junctura fibrosa

id

UBERON:0002209

prefLabel

Fibrous joint, fibrous joint

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