Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symphysis

/ˈsɪm.fɪs.ɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: sym-ph-ysis
IPA: /ˈsɪm.fɪs.ɪs/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A place where two bones are closely joined in the median plane of the body, either forming an immovable joint (as between the pubic bones in the center of the pelvis) or completely fused (as at the midline of the lower jaw).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A place where two bones are closely joined in the median plane of the body, either forming an immovable joint (as between the pubic bones in the center of the pelvis) or completely fused (as at the midline of the lower jaw).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin symphysis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

symphyses (plural)

Derived Forms

dactylosymphysis parasymphysis symphysiotomy

Phrases

pubic symphysis symphysis pubis

Questions

How do you pronounce symphysis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪm.fɪs.ɪs/.
What does symphysis mean?: The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.
Where does symphysis come from?: Borrowed from New Latin symphysis.

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