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symphyses pubis

symphyses pubis is the plural of symphysis pubis.

Meaning of symphysis pubis

Noun

symphysis pubis (plural symphyses pubis)

  1. The midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones (pubis), also known as the pubic symphysis. In men, it supports the suspensory ligament; in women, it loosens and flexes to aid childbirth.
    • The head was above the symphysis pubis, but she could not feel anything else definitive.2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 88

Questions about symphyses pubis

What is symphyses pubis the plural of?
Symphyses pubis is the plural of symphysis pubis.

Words near symphyses pubis in the dictionary

  1. symphysanodontids
  2. symphyseal
  3. symphyseally
  4. symphyseotomy
  5. symphyses
  6. symphyses pubis
  7. symphysial
  8. symphysies
  9. symphysiolysis
  10. symphysiotomies
  11. symphysiotomy

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