symphysis
IPA: sɪmfˈɪsɪs
noun
- (anatomy) The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
- (anatomy) A place where two bones are closely joined in the median plane of the body, either forming an immovable joint (as between the pubic bones in the center of the pelvis) or completely fused (as at the midline of the lower jaw).
- (medicine) A line, discernable on an X-ray, showing such fusion.
- (anatomy) The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, without a synovial membrane.
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Examples of "symphysis" in Sentences
- The mandible has a short symphysis.
- The top of the back of the symphysis is very concave.
- The left and right hip bones join at the pubic symphysis.
- A symphysis is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones.
- There are between 13 and 15 teeth on either side of the symphysis.
- Degeneration of the symphysis pubis accompanies aging and postpartum.
- She was diagnosed with an extreme case of symphysis pubis dysfunction.
- A diastasis of the symphysis pubis is a symptom of pelvic girdle pain PGP .
- In males, the suspensory ligament of the penis attaches to the pubic symphysis.
- The mandibular symphysis is unfused and this was most likely a diurnal species.
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