pubic symphysis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pubic symphysis
First recorded in 1930–35
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An example is the pubic symphysis of the pelvis, the cartilaginous joint that strongly unites the right and left hip bones of the pelvis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The pubic arch is the bony structure formed by the pubic symphysis, and the bodies and inferior pubic rami of the adjacent pubic bones.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The inverted V-shape formed as the ischiopubic rami from both sides come together at the pubic symphysis is called the subpubic angle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The pubic arch is formed by the pubic symphysis, the bodies of the adjacent pubic bones, and the two inferior pubic rami.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Placing the tip of the scalpel just below the magter's breast bone, she made the long continuous post-mortem incision down to the pubic symphysis.
From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
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