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Noun: symphysis (symphyses)  sim-fi-sis
  1. A growing together of parts or structures
    "The symphysis of the pubic bones occurs during foetal development"
     
  2. An abnormal adhesion of two or more structures
    "The surgeon carefully separated the symphysis between the organs"

Derived forms: symphyses

Type of: adhesion, biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Symphysis