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Symphysis

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Noun

1. symphysis

an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures

2. symphysis

a growing together of parts or structures

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Symphysis

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noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. anatomy, botany
a growing together of parts or structures, such as two bony surfaces joined by an intermediate layer of fibrous cartilage
2. 
a line marking this growing together
3. pathology
an abnormal adhesion of two or more parts or structures

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Symphysis

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nounWord forms: plural ˈsymphyˌses (ˈsɪmfəˌsiz ; simˈfəsēzˌ)
a growing together or fusing
; specif.,
a.  Anatomy
the growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two halves of the lower jaw or the two pubic bones; also, the line of junction and fusion of such bones
b.  Botany
the growing together of similar parts of a plant; coalescence

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Symphysis

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n. pl. sym·phy·ses (-sēz′)
1.
a. A growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two pubic bones or the two halves of the lower jawbone.
b. A line or junction thus formed.
c. An articulation in which bones are united by cartilage without a synovial membrane.
2. The coalescence of similar parts or organs.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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