- Symphysis
Symphysis, griech., Verwachsung der Knochen mit einander.
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Symphysis, griech., Verwachsung der Knochen mit einander.
http://www.zeno.org/Herder-1854.
Symphysis — Sym phy*sis, n.; pl. {Symphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to grow together; sy n with + ? to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.) (a) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. (b) The union or coalescence of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
symphysis — Mod.L., from Gk. symphysis “a growing together,” from syn (see SYN (Cf. syn )) + physis “growth” (see PHYSICS (Cf. physics)) … Etymology dictionary
Symphysis — Symphysis, Symphȳse (grch.), Knorpelfuge, die feste Vereinigung zweier Knochen durch Knorpelmasse … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
symphysis — index concrescence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
symphysis — [sim′fə sis] n. pl. symphyses [sim′fəsēz΄] [ModL < Gr, a growing together < syn , with + phyein, to grow: see BE] a growing together or fusing; specif., a) Anat. the growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two halves of the … English World dictionary
Symphysis — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 285 Caption = Diagrammatic section of a symphysis. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 31 DorlandsSuf = 12776046 A symphysis is a… … Wikipedia
symphysis — n. (pl. ses ) fixed articulation of two bones, especially by cartilaginous pad. ♦ symphysis menti, symphysis of two lower jawbones at chin. ♦ symphysis pubis, symphysis of two pubic bones. ♦ symphytic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
symphysis — 1. [NA] Form of cartilaginous joint in which union between two bones is effected by means of fibrocartilage. SYN: amphiarthrosis. 2. A union, meeting point, or commissure of any two structures. 3. A pathologic adhesion or growing together. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
symphysis — n. 1) a joint in which the bones are separated by fibrocartilage, which minimizes movement and makes the bony structure rigid. Examples are the pubic symphysis (the joint between the pubic bones of the pelvis) and the joints of the backbone,… … The new mediacal dictionary
Symphysis — Unter einer Symphyse (Symphysis) versteht man eine Verbindung von zwei Knochen durch Faserknorpel. Sie gehört zu den unechten Gelenken (Synarthrosen) und innerhalb dieser Gruppe zu den Synchondrosen, den knorpeligen Knochenverbindungen… … Deutsch Wikipedia