Symphysis

What do we mean by symphysis?

A growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two pubic bones or the two halves of the lower jawbone. noun

A line or junction thus formed. noun

An articulation in which bones are united by cartilage without a synovial membrane. noun

The coalescence of similar parts or organs. noun

In anatomy and zoology: The union or connection of bones in the middle line of the body, either by confluence, by direct apposition, or by the intervention of cartilage or ligament; also, the part, or configuration of parts, resulting from such union or connection. noun

Some point or line of union between two parts; a commissure; a chiasm: as, the symphysis of the optic nerves. noun

Attachment of one part to another; a growing together; insertion or gomphosis with union: as, the symphysis of teeth with the jaw. See acrodont, pleurodont. noun

Coalescence or growing together of parts so as to close a natural passage; atresia. noun

In botany, a coalescence or growing together of similar parts. noun

An articulation formed by intervening cartilage. noun

The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence. Cf. articulation. noun

The process of two, originally separate bones growing together as the mammalian subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans. noun

A line discernable on X-ray showing such fusion. noun

The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia. noun

A growing together of parts or structures noun

An abnormal adhesion of two or more structures noun

The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.

A line, discernable on an X-ray, showing such fusion.

The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia.

The longest word in the modern English language without A E I O or U. Obviously rarely used today. According to Wikipedia, it refers to "The fusion of two bodies, or two parts of a body." Twyndyllyngs is a longer English word, but it is archaic. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to symphysis:
symphysis, symphyses, symphysic, synchysis, symphysion, symptosis, symphysial, symphylid.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word symphysis:
pubis, sacroiliac, coccyx, osteitis, coronoid, pubic, cartilaginous, sacrum, mandibular, ramus, clitoris, mandible, iliac, ilium, maxilla, pelvic, tubercle, midline, rami, jaw, femoral, incisors, pelvis, hyaline, halves, fossa, jaws, ligament, laterally, diaphragm, cartilage, palate, anterior, bony, teeth, fused, joints, midpoint, fascia, bladder, tooth, abdominal, articulation, childbirth, holotype, concave, dysfunction, spine, bones, downward, triangular, basal, lateral, bone, longitudinal, upward, morphology, artery, posterior, crest, inferior, dorsal, specimen, superior, pregnancy, muscle, skull, pain, dental, fusion, nerve, orbit, lower, rounded, width, joint, tip, diameter, shallow, separation, specimens, arch, upper, varying, indicates, pointed, narrow, extending, angle, hip, thick, ridge, lie, broad, margin, relatively, delivery, portion, grown, bottom.

Words that rhyme with symphysis:
nymphicus.

Adjectives that are often used to describe symphysis:
pubic, mandibular, iliac, pelvic, pleural, mental, long, left, right, median, short, ischial, bony, maternal, above, anterior, sacroiliac, fused, ischiatic, sphenobasilar, posterior, narrow, cartilaginous, fibrous, ischiadic, ischiopubic, premaxillary, cleithral, unfused, separated, sacrococcygeal, ligamentous, humeral, nearer, inferior, elongated, distal, medial, divided, fibrocartilaginous, fractured, sacral, mandibulary, uterus, iliao, clavicular, pericardial, mandible, ventral, splenial, section, relaxed, elongate, rounded, ruptured, intact, maxillary, overlying, mesial, thoracic, toothless, sutural, lingual.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective symphysis:
phase, pubis.

Words that sound like symphysis:
symphysis, synesis, salmacis, synthesis, synthesise, suffices, samosas, syntheses, sophists, emphasis, symphonious, surfaces, synthesize, symphonies, symbiosis, emphasise, suffixes, symphonize, centesis, simonis, symphonist, simious, smss, synopsis, syphillis, mimesis, infosys, zymosis, simis, symphyla, syneresis.