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syndesmophyte

syndesmophyte noun: a bony growth originating inside a ligament.

Noun

syndesmophyte (plural syndesmophytes)

  1. A bony growth originating inside a ligament.

Forms of syndesmophyte

pluralsyndesmophytes

Origin of syndesmophyte

From syndesmo- + -phyte.

Questions about syndesmophyte

What does syndesmophyte mean?
Syndesmophyte means a bony growth originating inside a ligament.
What part of speech is syndesmophyte?
Syndesmophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of syndesmophyte?
The plural of syndesmophyte is syndesmophytes.

Words near syndesmophyte in the dictionary

  1. syndesmo-
  2. syndesmochorial
  3. syndesmography
  4. syndesmological
  5. syndesmology
  6. syndesmophyte
  7. syndesmophytes
  8. syndesmoses
  9. syndesmosis
  10. syndesmotic
  11. syndesmotically

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