Associations to the word «Symphysis»

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.

SYMPHYSIS PUBIS, noun. (anatomy) The midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones (pubis), also known as the pubic symphysis. Supports the suspensory ligament in men; in women, it loosens and flexes to aid childbirth.

SYMPHYSIS, noun. An abnormal adhesion of two or more structures.

SYMPHYSIS, noun. A growing together of parts or structures.