desm-, desmo- +
(Greek: band, bond; ligament)
desmopyknosis, desmopycnosis
A surgical procedure for shortening round ligaments by attaching them by loops to the anterior uterine wall.
desmorrhexia
A ligamentous rupture.
desmorrhexis
Rupture of a ligament.
desmosis
Any disease of connective tissue or ligaments.
desmotomy
The surgical division of a ligament.
syndesmectomy
Excision or surgery on a ligament.
syndesmectopia
1. Displacement of a ligament.
2. An unusual situation of a ligament.
2. An unusual situation of a ligament.
syndesmitis
Inflammation of a ligament or ligaments.
syndesmography
A written description of the ligaments.
syndesmology
1. The scientific study of the joints and ligaments of the body.
2. That section of anatomy which deals with the ligaments.
2. That section of anatomy which deals with the ligaments.
syndesmopexy
The operative fixation of a dislocation by reattachment of the ligaments.
syndesmophyte
An osseous excrescence, or bony outgrowth, from a ligament.
syndesmoplasty
A plastic operation on a ligament.
syndesmorrhaphy
The suture or repair of ligaments.
syndesmosis
1. A type of fibrous joint in which the intervening fibrous connective tissue forms an interosseous membrane or ligament.
2. A connection of bones with a ligament.
2. A connection of bones with a ligament.
