sym'phytic

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symphysis (ˈsɪmfɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ses
1.  anatomy, botany a growing together of parts or structures, such as two bony surfaces joined by an intermediate layer of fibrous cartilage
2.  a line marking this growing together
3.  pathol an abnormal adhesion of two or more parts or structures
 
[C16: via New Latin from Greek sumphusis, from sumphuein, from syn- + phuein to grow]
 
symphysial
 
adj
 
symphyseal
 
adj
 
symphystic
 
adj
 
sym'phytic
 
adj

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