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symphysis - What does it mean?

Definition of 'symphysis'

English

Noun

(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.