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synantherous (sman'the'rus) a. [Gk. 

 syn, with ; antheros, flowery.] 

 Having anthers united to form a 

 tube (bot.}. 



synanthesis, synacme. 



synanthous (sinan'thus) a. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; anthos, flower.] Having 

 flowers and leaves appearing simul- 

 taneously ; having flowers united 

 together (bot.}. 



synanthy (sman'thi) n. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; anthos, flower.] The adhesion 

 of flowers usually separate (bot.}. 



synaposematic (sinap'osemat'ik) a. 

 [Gk. syn, with ; apo, from ; sema, 

 sign.] Appl. mimicry of a more 

 powerful species as a means of 

 defence (biol.}. 



synapse (sinaps') n. [Gk. synopsis, 

 union.] The connection of one 

 nerve cell and another through the 

 medium of the terminal branchings 

 of the dendrons or axons (phys.}. 



synapsis (sinap'sis) n. [Gk. synapsis, 

 union.] A contraction of the chro- 

 matin linin filament which usually 

 includes the nucleolus in the 

 chromatin mass, a stage in the 

 reduction-division of cells (cyt.}. 



synaptlc membrane, a membrane 

 intervening between the nerve-end- 

 ing and the muscle fibre supplied 

 by it, also between one neurone and 

 the fibre connecting it with another 

 (Phys.}. 



synapticula (sinaptik'ula) n. [Gk. 

 synaptos, united.] One of small 

 calcareous rods connecting the 

 septa of the mushroom-coral (zool.}. 



synarthrosis (sin'arthro'sis) n. [Gk. 

 syn, with ; arthron, joint.] An 

 articulation in which bone surfaces 

 are in almost direct contact, fastened 

 together by connective tissue or 

 hyaline cartilage, with no appreci- 

 able motion (anat.}. 



syncarp (sin'karp) n. [Gk. syn, with ; 

 karpos, fruit] A syncarpium ; an 

 aggregate fruit with united carpels 

 (bot.}. 



syncarpous (stnkar'pus) a. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; karpos, fruit.] Bearing a 

 collective fruit (bot.}. 



syncarpy (sinkar'pT) n. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; karpos, fruit.J Condition of 

 having carpels united to form a 

 compound ovary (hot.}. 



syncerebrum (sinsSr'Sbrum) n. [Gk. 

 syn, with ; L. cerebrum, brain.] A 

 secondary brain formed by union 

 with the brain of one or more of 

 the ventral cord ganglia in some 

 Arthropods (zool.}. 



synchondrosis (sm'kondro'sTs) n, 

 [Gk. syn, with ; chondros, cartilage.] 

 A synarthrosis in which the con- 

 necting medium is cartilage (anat.}. 



syncraniate (sinkra'niat) a. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; kranion, skull.] Having 

 certain vertebral elements fused 

 with the skull (zool.}. 



syncranterian (sinkrante'rian) a. [Gk. 

 syn, with ; kranleres, wisdom teeth.] 

 With teeth in a continuous row 

 (zool.}. 



syncryptic (sinkrip'tik) a. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; kryptos, hidden.] Appl. 

 animals alike though unrelated, 

 through common protective re- 

 semblance to their surroundings 

 (biol.}. 



syncytiotrophoblast, seesyncytium 

 (emb.}. 



syncytium (sinsit'ium) n. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; kytos, hollow.] A multi- 

 nucleated mass of protoplasm with- 

 out differentiation into cells (biol.} ; 

 the outer stratum of the tropho- 

 blast of the mammalian ovum, the 

 syncytiotrophoblast (emb.). 



syndactyl (sindak'til) a. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; dakfylos, digit] With fused 

 digits, as in many Birds. 



syndactylism (slndak'tilizm) n. [Gk. 

 syn, with ; daktylos, digit.] Whole 

 or part fusion of two or more digits 

 (zool.}. 



syndesmology (sin'desmoToji) n. [Gk. 

 syndesmos, a band ; logos, discourse.] 

 The branch of anatomy dealing 

 with ligaments and articulations. 



syndesmosis (sin'de'smo'sis) n. [Gk. 

 syndesmos, a ligament] A slightly 

 movable articulation, with the bony 

 surfaces connected by an inter- 

 osseous ligament ; cf. symphysis 

 (anat.}. 



synecthry (sinek'thri) n. [Gk. syn, 

 with ; echthros, hatred.] Commen- 

 salism with mutual dislike (biol.}. 



synema (sTne'ma) n. [Gk. syn, with ; 

 nema, thread.] The united stamen 

 filaments of a monadelphous flower 

 (bot.}. 



