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Definition of: symphysis
(sim′fə·sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz)
1. Anat. A junction of two parts of the skeleton, formed either by a growing together (synostosis) or by the intervention of cartilage (synchondrosis).
2. Bot. The union of similar parts, or of parts normally separate. [<NL <Gk., a growing together, esp. of the bones <syn- together + phyein grow]
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