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syndesmo-
Connective tissue, especially ligaments.
Greek sundesmos, binding, fastening, from syn, together, and desmos, bond or connection.
A syndesmosis is an immovable joint in which bones are joined by connective tissue, for example between the fibula and tibia at the ankle; a syndesmophyte is a bony growth attached to a ligament; syndesmology is the branch of anatomy that deals with ligaments.
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