loading...| Preferred Name |
pubic symphysis |
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| Synonyms |
symphysis pubis symphysis pubica symphisis pubis interpubic articulation |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003699 |
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| connects | ||
| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:182200001 UMLS:C0034015 AAO:0000769 MESH:D011631 Wikipedia:Pubic_symphysis NCIT:C33425 EMAPA:37940 FMA:16950 GAID:267 |
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| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Gray321.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
symphysis pubis |
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| has_related_synonym |
symphysis pubis symphysis pubica symphisis pubis interpubic articulation |
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| hasOBONamespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0003699 |
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| inSubset | ||
| label |
pubic symphysis |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003699 |
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| overlaps | ||
| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
pubic symphysis |
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| textual definition |
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. |
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| treeView | ||
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Medial attachment of the two halves of the pelvic girdle.[AAO] |
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| UBPROP_0000008 |
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. |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002216 |