pseudoarthrosis in British English
(ˌsjuːdəʊɑːˈθrəʊsɪs) or pseudarthrosis (ˌsjuːdɑːˈθrəʊsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz)a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
Nontechnical names: false joint, false ankylosis. Also called: nearthrosis