||Sym"phy*sis (?), n.; pl. Symphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to make to grow together; sy`n with + &?; to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.) (a) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. (b) The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.

||Sym"phy*sis (?), n.; pl. Symphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to make to grow together; sy`n with + &?; to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.) (a) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. (b) The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.