ˈsim(p)fəsə̇s noun
( plural symphy·ses -fəˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, state of growing together, symphysis, from symphyesthai to grow together, middle of symphyein to make grow together, from syn- + phyein to make grow, bring forth — more at be
1. : an immovable or more or less movable articulation of various bones in the median plane of the body — see pubic symphysis , symphysis menti
2. : a symphysis (as of a joint between the bodies of vertebrae) in which the bony surfaces are connected by pads of fibrocartilage without a synovial membrane