desm-, desmo- +

anisodesmic

Pertaining to crystals or compounds in which the ionic bonds are unequal in strength.

desmectasia, desmectasis

Stretching of a ligament, or ligaments.

desmitis

Inflammation of a ligament

desmocranium

In the embryo, the earliest form of the skull.

desmogenous

1. Deriving from a ligament or ligaments.
2. Originating in connective tissue.

desmography

A description of the ligaments of the body.

desmoid

1. Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
2. Tendon-like; fibroid, or a very tough and firm fibroma.

desmology

The branch of anatomy dealing with the study of ligaments.

desmoma

a tumor of the connective tissue.

desmoneoplasm

A newly developed connective tissue tumor.

desmopathology

1. The study of diseases that affect the ligaments or tendons.
2. The study of abnormalities of ligaments.

desmopathy

Any disease affecting the ligaments.

desmopexia

A uterine suspension operation in which the proximal round ligaments are attached to the anterior abdominal wall.

desmoplankton

In the forms of bands or ribbons.

desmopyknosis, desmopycnosis

A surgical procedure for shortening round ligaments by attaching them by loops to the anterior uterine wall.

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