| anterior sacroiliac ligaments | The strong fibrous bands that reinforce the sacroiliac joint anteriorly. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora, ventral sacroiliac ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ventral sacroiliac ligaments | The strong fibrous bands that reinforce the sacroiliac joint anteriorly. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora, ventral sacroiliac ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior sacroiliac ligaments | The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacroiliac | Relating to the sacrum and the ilium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacroiliac articulation | The joint between the sacrum and ilium and associated ligaments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sacroiliac joint | The joint between the sacrum and ilium and associated ligaments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dorsal sacroiliac ligaments | The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interosseous sacroiliac ligaments | Short obliquely directed fibrous bands that pass between the sacrum and ilium in the narrow cleft behind the auricular surfaces of these bones. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac symphysis | Adhesion between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| manubriosternal symphysis | The later union, by fibrocartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum; it begins as a synchondrosis and becomes a symphysis, occasionally fusing to become a synostosis. Synonym: symphysis manubriosternalis, sternomanubrial junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental symphysis | The fibrocartilaginous union of the two halves of the mandible in the foetus; it becomes an osseous union during the first year. Synonym: symphysis mandibulae, symphysis mentalis, symphysis menti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubic symphysis | The joint between the pubic bones at the front of the pelvis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| symphysis | Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr. To make to grow together; with + to cause to grow; to grow. <anatomy> 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| symphysis intervertebralis | The union between adjacent vertebral bodies composed of the nucleus pulposus, annular ligament, and the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments. Synonym: symphysis intervertebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| symphysis mandibulae | The fibrocartilaginous union of the two halves of the mandible in the foetus; it becomes an osseous union during the first year. Synonym: symphysis mandibulae, symphysis mentalis, symphysis menti. (05 Mar 2000) |