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Latin
  
Symphysis

TA
  
A03.0.00.017

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
s_31/12776046

FMA
  
7498

Symphysis

A symphysis is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones. It is a type of cartilaginous joint, specifically a secondary cartilaginous joint.

  1. A symphysis is an amphiarthrosis, a slightly movable joint.
  2. A growing together of parts or structures

Unlike synchondroses, symphyses are permanent.

Examples

The more prominent symphyses are:

  • the pubic symphysis
  • sacrococcygeal symphysis
  • intervertebral disc between two vertebrae
  • in the sternum, between the manubrium and body

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