desm-, desmo- +

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

Stretching of a ligament, or ligaments.

Inflammation of a ligament

In the embryo, the earliest form of the skull.

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

A description of the ligaments of the body.

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

The branch of anatomy dealing with the study of ligaments.

a tumor of the connective tissue.

A newly developed connective tissue tumor.

The study of diseases that affect the ligaments or tendons: Desmopathology involves the research of abnormalities of the tough fibrous tissues connecting bones or cartilages, or those connecting muscles with bones.

Any disease affecting the ligaments: Part of Mandy's medical studies was concerned with desmopathy, or the connecting tissues between muscles and bones, or between bones or cartilages.

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

A microorganism in the form of a band or ribbon: Sarah was surprised to read about desmoplankton having the shapes of broad threads and strips of fabric.

1. A reference to the production, the growth of, or the formation of adhesions (fibrous or connective tissue): "Some tumors have a desmoplastic reaction or the growth of dense fibrous tissue around a tumor."

"Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after an abdominal surgery is another type of desmoplastic reaction."

2. Etymology: desmo- comes from Greek desmos, "a fetter or band" + Greek plassein, "to form".