The firm fibrocartilaginous joint in the median plane between the two opposing surfaces of the pubic bones, which are united by an interpubic disc of fibrocartilage as well as the superior and arcuate pubic ligaments. [ MP:0009575 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_symphysis ]
Synonyms: symphysis pubis
Term information
- SCTID:182200001
- GAID:267
- FMA:16950
- NCIT:C33425
- Wikipedia:Pubic_symphysis
- MESH:D011631
- AAO:0000769
pheno_slim, organ_slim
Term relations
- symphysis
- joint of girdle
- mesoderm-derived structure
- contributes to morphology of some pubis
- connects some skeleton of right pelvic girdle
- connects some skeleton of left pelvic girdle
- part of some pubis