A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.

articulation in which the articulating bony surfaces are separated by an elastic substance to which both are attached; the mobility is slight, midway between a synarthrosis and a diarthrosis

Refers to the joints on both sides. Classified by degree of movement, they are slightly movable, allowing a limited amount of motion. (See synarthrosis an diarthrosis.)