Definition of "symphyses" []

• Plural form of symphysis. (noun)

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• "Parts torn asunder, whether nerves, or cartilages, or epiphyses, or parts separated at symphyses, cannot possibly be restored to their former state; but callus is quickly formed in most cases, yet the use of the limb is preserved."
• "While I snapped photos, she removed the pubic symphyses, then took them to find a soaking container."
• "In lungfish a synovial joint is found only in the jaw, with most other joints being simpler: symphyses with a cartilaginous region between them."