symphysis

English Thesaurus

1. a growing together of parts or structures (noun.process)

hypernym	:	biological process, organic process,
definition	:	a process occurring in living organisms (noun.process)

2. an abnormal adhesion of two or more structures (noun.state)

hypernym	:	adhesion,
definition	:	abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen (noun.state)