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Showing words for SYMPHYSIS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Symphysis

symphysis

6 Letter Words for Symphysis

physis, spissy, spyism

5 Letter Words for Symphysis

hissy, imshy, missy, mysis, shims, ships, simps, sissy, spiss, syphs

4 Letter Words for Symphysis

himp, hims, hips, hiss, hyps, imps, impy, isms, ismy, mips, miss, misy, phis, phys, pish, piss, psis, shim, ship, simp, sims, sips, sish, siss, syph, yips

3 Letter Words for Symphysis

him, hip, his, hyp, ihp, ihs, imp, iph, ipm, ips, ish, ism, mis, mph, msh, mss, mys, phi, pis, pms, psi, shi, shp, shy, sim, sip, sis, sps, spy, ssh, ssp, sym, yip, yis

Definitions for Symphysis

[1] the growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones, as that of the two halves of the lower jaw in humans or of the pubic bones in the anterior part of the pelvic girdle.
[2] a line of junction or articulation so formed.
[3] anatomy botany a growing together of parts or structures, such as two bony surfaces joined by an intermediate layer of fibrous cartilage
[4] a line marking this growing together
[5] pathol an abnormal adhesion of two or more parts or structures

Words nearby Symphysis

symphony, symphony orchestra, symphysial, symphysion, symphysiotomy, symphysis, symplast, symplegades, symploce, sympodia, sympodium

Origin of Symphysis

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek sýmphysis a growing together, equivalent to sym- sym- + phýsis, equivalent to phy-, stem of phȳ́ein to grow (see be) + -sis -sis

Other words from Symphysis

sym·phys·tic [sim-fis -tik] /sɪmˈfɪs tɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Symphysis

C16: via New Latin from Greek sumphusis, from sumphuein, from syn- + phuein to grow