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

(obsolete, rare) The fusion of two bodies, or two parts of a body

plural of symphysy

Alternative form of symphyseal

(anatomy) A cartilaginous joint between the two bones of the pubis.

(anatomy) The midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones (pubis), also known as the pubic symphysis. In men, it supports the suspensory ligament; in women, it loosens and flexes to aid childbirth.

plural of pubic symphysis