desmo-
combining form
⇨ see desm-

desmo-|ˈdɛsməʊ|combining form of Gr. δεσµός bond, fastening, chain, ligature, an element in scientific words of Greek derivation. desˈmobrya pl. [Gr. βρύον; see bryology], name for a group of ferns: hence desˈmobryoid a., belonging to or resembling the Desmobrya. ˈdesmodont a. and n. [Gr. ὀδοντ- tooth], belonging to, or one of, the Desmodonta, a group of bivalve molluscs. desˈmognathous a. [Gr. γνάθος jaw], having the type of palatal structure shown in the Desmognathæ, a group of birds in Huxley's classification, in which the maxillopalatine bones are united across the median line; so desˈmognathism, this type of palatal structure. desˈmography Anat., ‘a description of the ligaments of the body’ (Craig 1847). desˈmology, ‘the anatomy of the ligaments of the body; also, a treatise on bandages’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). desmonoˈsology [Gr. νόσος disease], ‘the description of the diseases of the ligaments’. desmopaˈthology, ‘the doctrine of diseases of ligaments’. desˈmopathy, ‘disease of the ligaments’ (Dunglison 1857). desmoˈpelmous a. [Gr. πέλµα sole of the foot], Ornith. having the plantar tendons connected, as some birds, so that the hind toe cannot be moved independently of the front toes. desˈmostichous |-kəs|, a. [Gr. στίχος row, line], belonging to or having the characters of the Desmosticha, a group of echinoids or sea-urchins having the ambulacra equal and band-like. desˈmotomy [Gr. -τοµια cutting], the dissection of ligaments (Dunglison 1857).1854–67Harris Dict. Med. Terminol., Desmology, a treatise on the ligaments.1875Parker in Encycl. Brit. III. 711/2 (Birds) The desmognathous type of skull.Ibid. 712/1 It is possible to make several important divisions in the kind and degree of desmognathism. Add: ˈdesmosome Cytology. [ad. G. Desmosom (J. Schaffer Vorlesungen über Histol. & Histogenese (1920) III. 76)], a specialized area of a cell surface by which it is bound to another cell or structure; a pair of such areas, facing one another on adjacent cells and joined by filaments, with tonofilaments running into them on the intracellular side.1930Maximow & Bloom Textbk. Histol. ii. 33 The intercellular bridges cross the clefts and each shows at its middle a small thickening, the bridge corpuscle or *desmosome.1961[see tight junction s.v. tight a. 3].1982Arms & Camp Biol. (ed. 2) iv. 59 In a desmosome, filamentous material is found in the space between the cells and in the cytoplasm of the cells on either side of the junction.so desmoˈsomal a.1917Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 9) 920/2 *Desmosomal.1979Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene LXXIII. 321/2 A clustering of particles is found at desmosomal sites.

desmo-

before vowels desm-, word-forming element used in scientific compounds, from Greek desmos "bond, fastening, chain," from PIE root *de- "to bind."

desmo- /ˈdɛsməʊ/ combining form of Greek desmos bond, chain: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE desmognathous /dɛsˈmɒgnəθəs/ adjective (Ornithology) designating or displaying a palatal structure in which the maxillopalatine bones meet each other in the median line M19.
desmosome noun (Cytology) an area of a cell surface by which it is bound to another cell; a pair of such areas: M20.

desmo-
— see desm-

desmo-

Prefix

desm- (forms terms relating to bonds, connections, or ligaments)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”)

Derived terms

desmocollin

desmodromic

desmoplastic

desmosome

词汇	desmo-
词根词缀	MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary desmo- combining form ⇨ see desm- desmo-\|ˈdɛsməʊ\|combining form of Gr. δεσµός bond, fastening, chain, ligature, an element in scientific words of Greek derivation. desˈmobrya pl. [Gr. βρύον; see bryology], name for a group of ferns: hence desˈmobryoid a., belonging to or resembling the Desmobrya. ˈdesmodont a. and n. [Gr. ὀδοντ- tooth], belonging to, or one of, the Desmodonta, a group of bivalve molluscs. desˈmognathous a. [Gr. γνάθος jaw], having the type of palatal structure shown in the Desmognathæ, a group of birds in Huxley's classification, in which the maxillopalatine bones are united across the median line; so desˈmognathism, this type of palatal structure. desˈmography Anat., ‘a description of the ligaments of the body’ (Craig 1847). desˈmology, ‘the anatomy of the ligaments of the body; also, a treatise on bandages’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). desmonoˈsology [Gr. νόσος disease], ‘the description of the diseases of the ligaments’. desmopaˈthology, ‘the doctrine of diseases of ligaments’. desˈmopathy, ‘disease of the ligaments’ (Dunglison 1857). desmoˈpelmous a. [Gr. πέλµα sole of the foot], Ornith. having the plantar tendons connected, as some birds, so that the hind toe cannot be moved independently of the front toes. desˈmostichous \|-kəs\|, a. [Gr. στίχος row, line], belonging to or having the characters of the Desmosticha, a group of echinoids or sea-urchins having the ambulacra equal and band-like. desˈmotomy [Gr. -τοµια cutting], the dissection of ligaments (Dunglison 1857).1854–67Harris Dict. Med. Terminol., Desmology, a treatise on the ligaments.1875Parker in Encycl. Brit. III. 711/2 (Birds) The desmognathous type of skull.Ibid. 712/1 It is possible to make several important divisions in the kind and degree of desmognathism. Add: ˈdesmosome Cytology. [ad. G. Desmosom (J. Schaffer Vorlesungen über Histol. & Histogenese (1920) III. 76)], a specialized area of a cell surface by which it is bound to another cell or structure; a pair of such areas, facing one another on adjacent cells and joined by filaments, with tonofilaments running into them on the intracellular side.1930Maximow & Bloom Textbk. Histol. ii. 33 The intercellular bridges cross the clefts and each shows at its middle a small thickening, the bridge corpuscle or desmosome.1961[see tight junction* s.v. tight a. 3].1982Arms & Camp Biol. (ed. 2) iv. 59 In a desmosome, filamentous material is found in the space between the cells and in the cytoplasm of the cells on either side of the junction.so desmoˈsomal a.1917Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 9) 920/2 Desmosomal.1979Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene LXXIII. 321/2 A clustering of particles is found at desmosomal sites. desmo- before vowels desm-, word-forming element used in scientific compounds, from Greek desmos "bond, fastening, chain," from PIE root de- "to bind." desmo- /ˈdɛsməʊ/ combining form of Greek desmos bond, chain: see -o-. DERIVATIVE desmognathous /dɛsˈmɒgnəθəs/ adjective (Ornithology) designating or displaying a palatal structure in which the maxillopalatine bones meet each other in the median line M19. desmosome noun (Cytology) an area of a cell surface by which it is bound to another cell; a pair of such areas: M20. desmo- — see desm- desmo- Prefix desm- (forms terms relating to bonds, connections, or ligaments) Etymology From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”) Derived terms desmocollin desmodromic desmoplastic desmosome
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