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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Symphysis \Sym"phy*sis\, n.; pl {Symphyses}. [NL., fr Gr ?,
fr ? to make to grow together; sy`n with + ? to cause to
grow; to grow.] (Anat.)
a An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as the
pubic symphysis.
b The union or coalescence of bones; also the place of
union or coalescence; as the symphysis of the lower jaw.
Cf {Articulation}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
symphysis
n 1: an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures
2: a growing together of parts or structures
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