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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

;

pl.

Symphyses

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to make to grow together;

σύν

with + [GREEK] 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.

Noun.

[Gr. together, and to grow.]

In anatomy, the union of bones by cartilage; a connection of bones without a movable joint.

In surgery, a coalescence of a natural passage; also, the first intention of cure in a wound.