| symphysis menti | 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) |
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| symphysis pubica | The joint between the pubic bones at the front of the pelvis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| symphysis pubis | The Greek word symphysis means growing together. The pubis are the pubic bone. So the symphysis pubis is where the pubic bones meet (in the front of the pelvis). (12 Dec 1998) |
| symphysis sacrococcygea | The cartilaginous articulation of the coccyx with the sacrum. Synonym: articulatio sacrococcygea, coccygeal joint, junctura sacrococcygea, sacrococcygeal junction, symphysis sacrococcygea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intervertebral symphysis | 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) |
| eminentia symphysis | A paired eminence on the mental protuberance of the mandible. Synonym: tuberculum mentale, eminentia symphysis. (05 Mar 2000) |