GOMPHOSIS
\ɡəmfˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ɡəmfˈəʊsɪs], \ɡ_ə_m_f_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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An immovable articulation, in which one bone is received into another, like a nail or peg into its hole. Gomphosis is only met with in the articulations of the teeth with the alveoli. It is, also, called Articulation par inplantation.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland