parasymphysis

English

Etymology

para- +‎ symphysis

Noun

parasymphysis (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) The point at which both halves of the mandible are fused together
   • 2015 September 4, “Clinical Features and Treatment Modes of Mandibular Fracture at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Hospital, Japan”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In general, the most common sites of mandibular fracture are the condyle and angle (especially in the presence of an impacted or semi-erupted third molar), mental foramen or body, parasymphysis, and any part of the dental alveolus.