junct-, jug-, join-

(Latin: link, unite, yoke; bring together, meet, merge, engage in; combine)

adjustment (s) (noun), adjustments (pl)
1. A change in something that makes it better, more accurate, or more effective.
2. An action which someone makes in his or her behavior or attitude by making or becoming suitable or adjusting to circumstances.
3. In sociology, a process of modifying, adapting, or altering individual or collective patterns of behavior is order to bring them into conformity with other such patterns; for example, as with those provided by a cultural environment.
4. Regarding insurance, the act of determining the amount of indemnity that the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy and of settling a claim.
5. A means of modifying something; especially, a physical mechanism that requires regulating or correcting.
allergic conjunctivitis (s) (noun), allergic conjunctivitises (pl)
Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and resulting in tears as a result of an allergy which frequently accompanies hay fever.
articulatio talocruralis (s) (noun), articulatio talocruralises (pl)
1. A hinge synovial joint between the tibia and fibula above and the talus below.
2. A gliding ankle joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.
3. The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus.
atlanto-occipital joint, articulatio atlanto-occipitalis, atlanto-occipital articulation
A condylar (rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone) synovial joint (joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage) between the superior articular facets of the atlas and the condyles (rounded articular surface at the extremity of a bone) of the occipital bone (bone forming the rear and rear bottom of the skull).
blepharoconjunctivitis (s) (noun), blepharoconjunctivitises (pl)
Inflammation of both the eyelids and the thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye.

The section of the conjunctiva that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids is called the palpebral conjunctiva while that covering the outer surface of the eye is called the ocular conjunctiva or bulbar conjunctiva.

brake-adjusting wrench (s) (noun), brake-adjusting wrenches (pl)
A tool used to adjust or to modify the brake shoes of a vehicle.
cartilaginous joint (s) (noun), cartilaginous joints (pl)
Bones connected entirely by cartilage which allow only slight movements.

Cartilaginous joints exist where the ribs connect to the sternum or breast bone and these joints allow movements during breathing.

A type of synarthrosis in which the bones are united by cartilage consisting of fibrous joints and the cartilaginous joints in which the bones are held together by cartilage.

conjoin (verb), conjoins; conjoined; conjoining
1. To make contact or come together; to unite; to combine for a common purpose; to associate.
2. To join or to bring together two or more independent factors for a common purpose.
3. To bring a man and a woman together in marriage: "The couple was conjoined in marriage yesterday."

When conjoined, two distinct elements or people are brought together to act as one; such as, connected, united, or linked.

4. Etymology: from Old French conjoindre, "to meet, to come together", from Latin conjungere, "to join together"; from com-, "together" + jungere, "to join".
conjoint (adjective) (not comparable)
1. A reference to something that is done by, involving, or relating to two or more combined situations; associated.
2. Pertaining to, or involving two or more combined or associated entities; affiliated, allied.
conjointly (adverb), more conjointly, most conjointly
1. Characteristic of being combined; collaborative, common, communal.
2. A reference to being related to, made up of, or carried on by two or more in combination.
conjugal (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; matrimonial.
2. A reference to married people and their relationships.
3. Pertaining to or characteristic of marriage; such as, conjugal vows.
4. Etymology: from Middle French conjugal, from Latin conjugalis, "relating to marriage"; from conjunx, conjugis, "spouse"; related to conjugare, "to join together"; from com-, "together" + jugare, "to join".
conjugality (s) (noun), conjugalities (pl)
A term for the relationship between married people: "The conjugality of a family consists of married parents and their children."
conjugally (adjective), more conjugally, most conjugally
A reference to or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses or husbands and wives.
conjugate (verb), conjugates; conjugated; conjugating
1. To indicate the different forms a verb can have; for example, according to the number of people it refers to and whether it refers to the present, past, or future tenses or time.
2. To inflect (a verb) in its forms for distinctions; such as, number, person, voice, mood, and tense.
3. To unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds.
4. The science of matter or the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
conjugation (s) (noun), conjugations (pl)
1. Forms of verbs that express the categories of person, number, gender, tense, and mood.
2. In grammar, the process of systematically listing the inflected forms of a verb; that is, a form that is different from a basic form; for example, a plural form or tenses.
3. An exchange or transfer of genetic information between two individuals in certain types of unicellular organisms, including bacteria and some protozoa.