Etymology

symphysis

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Today it means: The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans. Full definition →

New Latin symphysis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromsymphysis
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromsymphysis
  3. English todaysymphysis

Borrowed from New Latin symphysis.

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