SYMPHYSES

9 letters 22 Scrabble points

Definition of SYMPHYSES

noun

  1. The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the subject matures, as with the pubic bones or lower jawbones in humans.

  2. A line, discernable on an X-ray, showing such fusion.

  3. The cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of such bones, with or without synovia.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S Y M P H Y S E S
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 22 points