symphysis 的定义
plural sym·phy·ses [sim-fuh-seez]. /ˈsɪm fəˌsiz/. Anatomy, Zoology.
- 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.
- a line of junction or articulation so formed.
更多symphysis例句
- He is supposed to have introduced the term "symphysis," and he described nearly every bone in the human body.
- The reader will bear in mind that they are naturally connected by the cartilaginous substance which forms the symphysis.
- The masticatory organs of Arthropods were jaws disjointed at their symphysis; antennæ, nostrils turned outside in.
- The inner surface of the jaw at the point of the suture or symphysis, forms a line obliquely directed upwards.
- Each half of the lower jaw consists of four elements, covering Meckel's cartilage, which is ossified at the symphysis.