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Symphyseal
a.
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Of or pertaining to to symphysis.
Symphyseotomy
n.
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The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose of facilitating labor; -- formerly called the Sigualtian section.
Symphyses
pl.
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of Symphysis
Symphysis
n.
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An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis.
Symphysis
n.
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The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.
Symphysotomy
n.
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Symphyseotomy.
Symphytism
n.
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Coalescence; a growing into one with another word.
Sympiesometer
n.
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A sensitive kind of barometer, in which the pressure of the atmosphere, acting upon a liquid, as oil, in the lower portion of the instrument, compresses an elastic gas in the upper part.
Symplectic
a.
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Plaiting or joining together; -- said of a bone next above the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes, which unites together the other bones of the suspensorium.
Symplectic
n.
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The symplectic bone.
Symploce
n.
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth.
Sympode
n.
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A sympodium.
Sympodial
a.
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Composed of superposed branches in such a way as to imitate a simple axis; as, a sympodial stem.
Sympodia
pl.
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of Sympodium
Sympodium
n.
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An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of the other, as in the grapevine.
Symposiac
a.
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Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings.
Symposiac
n.
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A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.
Symposiarch
n.
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The master of a feast.
Symposiast
n.
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One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking.
Symposion
n.
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A drinking together; a symposium.
Symposia
pl.
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of Symposium
Symposium
n.
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A drinking together; a merry feast.
Symposium
n.
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A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.
Symptom
n.
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Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited.
Symptom
n.
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A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue.
Symptomatic
a.
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Alt. of Symptomatical
Symptomatical
a.
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Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else.
Symptomatical
a.
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According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases.
Symptomatology
n.
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The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases; semeiology.
Syn-
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A prefix meaning with, along with, together, at the same time. Syn- becomes sym- before p, b, and m, and syl- before l.