syndesis

English

Etymology

Initially in cytology from German Syndesis, coined by Valentin Häcker in 1904 from Ancient Greek σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sis, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sun-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- +‎ -desis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnˈdiːsɪs/
• Rhymes: -iːsɪs

Noun

syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses)

1. (cytology, obsolete) Synonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.
2. (orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis, the fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
3. (grammar, rhetoric) Synonym of syndeton, the use of conjunctions or syndetic constructions.

   Antonym: asyndesis

Derived terms

• syndetic
• syndetically

 

Related terms

• tenodesis

 

References

• “† syndesis, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021.