Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SYM'PHY-SIS, n. [Gr. συμφυσις; συν, together, and φυω, to grow.]

1. In anatomy, the union of bones by cartilage; a connection of bones without a movable joint. – Coxe. Cyc.
2. In surgery, a coalescence of a natural passage; also, the first intention of cure in a wound. – Coxe.