sym·phy·sis (s m f-ss)n. pl. sym·phy·ses (-s  z ) 1. a. A growing together of bones originally separate, as of the two pubic bones or the two halves of the lower jawbone. b. A line or junction thus formed. c. An articulation in which bones are united by cartilage without a synovial membrane. 2. The coalescence of similar parts or organs. [Greek sumphusis, from sumphuein, to cause to grow together : sun-, syn- + phuein, to cause to grow; see bheu  - in Indo-European roots.]sym phy·seal (smf-sl), sym·physi·al (sm-fz-l) adj. |
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