Definition/Meaning of syntexis

• English - Noun: syntexis ( uncountable ) ( geology ) A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock . 1857 , in the Geological Magazine , volume 85 , page 355: [...] is immaterial whether this magma is derived from a distinct earth shell , or is produced by syntexis between the sima and the sialic rocks . ( medicine ) emaciation or wasting away 1885 ,…
• English - Etymology: From New Latin , from Ancient Greek σύντηξις ( súntēksis , “ a melting ” )
• English - See also: syntaxis