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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sym•phy•sis (sim′fə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]- Anatomythe growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones, as that of the two halves of the lower jaw in humans or of the pubic bones in the anterior part of the pelvic girdle.
- Anatomya line of junction or articulation so formed.
- Greek sýmphysis a growing together, equivalent. to sym- sym- + phýsis, equivalent. to phy-, stem of phý̄ein to grow (see be) + -sis -sis
- Neo-Latin
- 1570–80;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: symphysis /ˈsɪmfɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- a growing together of parts or structures, such as two bony surfaces joined by an intermediate layer of fibrous cartilage
- a line marking this growing together
- an abnormal adhesion of two or more parts or structures
Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Greek sumphusis, from sumphuein, from syn- + phuein to growsymphysial, symphyseal /sɪmˈfɪzɪəl/ adj |