Complete Definition of "symphysis"

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Noun

en-noun|symphyses
#The process of two, originally separate bones growing together as the mammalian subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
#A line discernable on x-ray showing such fusion.
#The cartilagenous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia.

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