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symphysial (medicine) and Phocaea (sh)


symphysial (medicine)


symphysial
Symphyseal

Grown together; relating to a symphysis; fused.

Synonym: symphysic.


Phocaea (sh)




Ancient city on the Aegean Sea, northernmost of the Ionian cities on the western coast of Asia Minor (now the Gulf of Izmir, Turkey).

An important maritime state งใ 1000-550 BC, it founded a number of colonies, including Massilia (Marseille) in the western Mediterranean. It declined after the Persian conquest งใ 545 BC. The modern town of Fo?a is located in an olive-and tobacco-growing region and attracts tourists to the ancient city's ruins.