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Definition of Symphysis
1. Noun. An abnormal adhesion of two or more structures.
2. Noun. A growing together of parts or structures.
Definition of Symphysis
1. n. An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis.
Definition of Symphysis
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A line discernable on X-ray showing such fusion. ¹
3. Noun. The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Symphysis
1. [n -PHYSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Symphysis
Literary usage of Symphysis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"symphysis usually constitutes an immovable joint, and may be so Intimate that
... These two conditions are illustrated in the human body in the symphysis of ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"It transmits the tendon of the Obturator internus, its nerve, and the internal
pudendal vessels and nerve 3. Sacrococcygeal symphysis (symphysis ..."
3. Obstetrics: The Science and the Art by Charles Delucena Meigs (1856)
"As to the symphysis pubis, I have on many occasions found it to be quite loosened,
and admitting of motion. One of my patients, whom I have succored in many ..."
4. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"The anterior, posterior, and upper surfaces of the symphysis, are covered by a
strong ligamentous or fibrous substance, which seems like a continuation of ..."
5. Coulson on the Diseases of the Bladder and Prostate Gland by William Coulson (1881)
"The bladder may also be tapped through the pubic symphysis. This operation was
first proposed by Dr. Brander, of Jersey, in 1825, and it has been performed ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"symphysis usually constitutes an immovable joint, and may be so Intimate that
... These two conditions are illustrated in the human body in the symphysis of ..."
7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"It transmits the tendon of the Obturator internus, its nerve, and the internal
pudendal vessels and nerve 3. Sacrococcygeal symphysis (symphysis ..."
8. Obstetrics: The Science and the Art by Charles Delucena Meigs (1856)
"As to the symphysis pubis, I have on many occasions found it to be quite loosened,
and admitting of motion. One of my patients, whom I have succored in many ..."
9. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"The anterior, posterior, and upper surfaces of the symphysis, are covered by a
strong ligamentous or fibrous substance, which seems like a continuation of ..."
10. Coulson on the Diseases of the Bladder and Prostate Gland by William Coulson (1881)
"The bladder may also be tapped through the pubic symphysis. This operation was
first proposed by Dr. Brander, of Jersey, in 1825, and it has been performed ..."
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