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Webster 1913 Edition
Symphysis
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Sym′phy-sis
,Noun.
pl.
Symphyses
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to make to grow together;
σύν
with + [GREEK] to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.)
(a)
An articulation formed by intervening cartilage;
as, the pubic
. symphysis
(b)
The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence;
as, the
. Cf. symphysis
of the lower jawArticulation
. Webster 1828 Edition
Symphysis
SYM'PHYSIS
,Noun.
1.
In anatomy, the union of bones by cartilage; a connection of bones without a movable joint.2.
In surgery, a coalescence of a natural passage; also, the first intention of cure in a wound.Definition 2024
symphysis
symphysis
English
Noun
symphysis (plural symphyses)
- The process of two, originally separate bones growing together as the mammalian subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
- A line discernable on X-ray showing such fusion.
- The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia.