HyperDic: fibrous_joint

English > 1 sense of the expression fibrous joint:
NOUNbodyfibrous joint, suture, suturaan immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
English > fibrous joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAn immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).
Synonymssuture, sutura
Narrowercoronal suture, sutura coronalisThe suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
frontal suture, sutura frontalisThe suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)
intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillarisThe suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
internasal suture, sutura internasalisThe suture between the two nasal bones
lamboid suture, sutura lamboideaThe suture between the occipital and parietal bones
occipitomastoid sutureThe suture between the occipital and the temporal bones
parietomastoid sutureThe suture between the parietal and the temporal bones
sagittal suture, interparietal suture, sutura sagittalisThe suture uniting the two parietal bones
Broaderjoint, articulation, articulatio(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion)
Spanisharticulación fibrosa, sutura
Catalansutura

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