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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_symphysis MP:0009575 ]
Synonyms: symphysis pubis
Term information
- MESH:D011631
- EMAPA:37940 (MA:th)
- AAO:0000769
- Wikipedia:Pubic_symphysis
- SCTID:182200001
- UMLS:C0034015 (ncithesaurus:Pubic_Symphisis)
- GAID:267
- NCIT:C33425
- FMA:16950
pheno_slim, organ_slim
In birds, the pubic symphysis is present only in the ostrich, and the two hip bones are usually widely separated, making it easier to lay large eggs - Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas S. (1977). The Vertebrate Body. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. pp. 188-192. ISBN 0-03-910284-X.
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