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SYMPHYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: symphyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A growing together of parts or structures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("symphysis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An abnormal adhesion of two or more structures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("symphysis" is a kind of...):
adhesion (abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen)
