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Borrowed from New Latin symphysis.

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symphysis (plural symphyses)

  1. (anatomy) The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
  2. (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).
    1. (medicine) A line, discernable on an X-ray, showing such fusion.
    2. (anatomy) The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, without a synovial membrane.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σύμφῠσῐς (súmphusis, growing together, natural junction), from σῠμφύω (sumphúō, to make to grow together, to unite) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).

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Noun edit

symphysis f (genitive symphysis or symphyseōs or symphysios); third declension

  1. (anatomy) A symphysis.

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Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative symphysis symphysēs
symphyseis
Genitive symphysis
symphyseōs
symphysios
symphysium
Dative symphysī symphysibus
Accusative symphysim
symphysin
symphysem1
symphysēs
symphysīs
Ablative symphysī
symphyse1
symphysibus
Vocative symphysis
symphysi
symphysēs
symphyseis

1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

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English: symphysis