0 a place in the body where two bones are directly and permanently joined together by cartilage (= strong tissue) --
This can lead to very different descriptions for two symphyses which, in other respects, are closely similar.
Due to the resin impregnation, it is not possible to identify the nature of the symphysis mandibularis.
The symphysis is sub-elliptical in outline, with the long axis of this ellipse extending caudoventrally at an angle of approximately 30 to the vertical.
The number of points marked for each symphysis outline ranged between 22 and 61, with an average of 42-5.
In particular, these forms expand the symphysis dorsoventrally and lose the buccal emargination.
The remaining women had combinations of pain involving the symphysis, lumbosacral spine and thighs.
Whether the inter-group differences in symphysis shape stem chiefly from genetic or environmental factors is not yet clear.
The authors also claimed that the amniotic fluid volume as well as its effect on the version could be represented by the symphysis-fundal height.
