Meaning Of The Word Symphysis

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symphysis in American English
a growing together or fusing
noun: the growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones, as that of the two halves of the lower jaw in humans or of the pubic bones in the anterior part of the pelvic girdle

symphysis in British English
noun: a growing together of parts or structures, such as two bony surfaces joined by an intermediate layer of fibrous cartilage

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