Dictionary entry

Gomphosis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Gom‐pho″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, prop., a bolting together, fr. � to fasten with bolts or nails, � bolt, nail: cf. F. gomphose.] (Anat.) A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws.