chondros = gristle + osis = state of; a junction of two bones by cartilage, usually the epiphyseal disc which gradually ossifies.
a cartilaginous joint in which connecting material is hyaline cartilage
a primary cartilaginous joint where the interposing tissue is hyaline cartilage and no movement is permitted.
The union of bones by means of fibrous or elastic cartilage
Usually temporary, this type of cartilaginous joint ordinarily converts into bone before adult life. It allows growth, not movement.
A cartilaginous synarthrosis, such as the articulation between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone.
