"enthesis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈθiː.sɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enthesis.wav [Southern-England] Forms: entheses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔνθεσις (énthesis, “putting in, insertion”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἔνθεσις||putting in, insertion}} Ancient Greek ἔνθεσις (énthesis, “putting in, insertion”) Head templates: {{en-noun|entheses}} enthesis (plural entheses)
  1. (anatomy) The insertion point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone. Wikipedia link: enthesis Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: entheseal, enthesial, enthesitis, enthesopathy, enthesophyte Translations (point at which a tendon, etc., inserts into a bone): èntesi (Catalan), 附著點 (Chinese Mandarin), 附著点 (Chinese Mandarin), 附着点 (fùzhuó diǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), liiges (Estonian), kiinnityskohta (Finnish), enthèse (French), entesi (Italian), 腱付着部 (kenfuchaku-bu) (alt: けんふちゃくぶ) (Japanese), entēze [feminine] (Latvian), энтез (entez) (Russian), энтезис (entezis) (Russian), entesis [feminine] (Spanish)

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