symphysis pubis

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Noun

symphysis pubis (plural symphyses pubis)

1. (anatomy) 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.
   • 2009, Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East End, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, page 88:

     The head was above the symphysis pubis, but she could not feel anything else definitive.

Translations

joint

• Finnish: häpyliitos (fi)