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a growing together of parts or structures

a growing together of parts or structures

An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis.

The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.

1. A form of synarthrosis (mixed synarthrosis) in which union between two bones is effected by means of fibrocartilage. 2. A union, meeting point, or commissure of any two structures. 3. A pathological adhesion or growing together.

Union of cartilages or bones.

The union of bones by cartilage; a coalescence of a natural passage; a point of union between two parts; insertion.

The line of junction of two pieces of bone separate in early life, as the pubic symphysis; a slightly movable articulation with the bony surfaces connected by fibrocartilage; syndesmosis.

Line of junction and fusion of bones originally distinct.

A joint, whether movable or immovable, in which the bones are held together by some structure interposed between them. As commonly employed, the word refers more particularly to the pelvic joint, formed by the two pubic bones.

n. [Latin] In anatomy, union of bones by cartilage;-union or coalescence of parts previously separate;-in surgery, a coalescence of a natural passage;-the first intention of cure in a wound.