pubic symphysis

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the fixed joint at the front of the pelvic girdle where the halves of the pubis meet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pubic symphysis¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Detroit is describing the injury as a sprain of the pubic symphysis, and trainer Kevin Rand said he was “very encouraged” by the fact that Davis was feeling pretty good before the game Sunday.

From Washington Times

And you would be perfectly within your rights to insist on specifics, but then I’d have to talk about my coccyx and my thoracic diaphragm and that pubic symphysis I had such trouble with during my last pregnancy, and frankly, I’m not sure any of us wants to go there.

From New York Times

The state of the pubic symphysis and teeth and dental area placed Bob somewhere in his mid-thirties and the bone length suggested he stood around 1.7 meters tall.

From Scientific American

In the human skeleton, the pubis of one side is united to that of the opposite side, to form the pubic symphysis.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg