Definition of symphysis Symphysis
sym•phy•sis
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What does symphysis mean?
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NounPlural: symphyses |
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| symphysis - a growing together of parts or structures | ||
| symphysis - an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures |
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Wiktionary 
- symphysis (Noun)
The process of two, originally separate bones growing together as the mammalian subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans. - symphysis (Noun)
A line discernable on X-ray showing such fusion. - symphysis (Noun)
The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- symphysis (n.)
An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. - symphysis (n.)
The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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symphysis
sim′fi-sis, n. the union of two parts of the skeleton, either by confluence, by direct apposition, or by the intervention of cartilage or ligament: the union of parts normally separate, coalescence or growing together of parts.—adj. Symphys′ēal.—ns. Symphys′ia, a malformation produced by the union of parts properly separate; Sym′phytism, a coalescence of word-elements. [Gr. syn, with, phyein, to grow.]
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🔤- symphysis, noun, singular of symphyses.
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