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symphyses
Variant of symphysis
noun pl. symphyses
a growing together or fusing; specif.,
- Anat. the growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two halves of the lower jaw or the two pubic bones; also, the line of junction and fusion of such bones
- Bot. the growing together of similar parts of a plant; coalescence
Related Forms:
- symphysial adjective or symphyseal
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