DESM-

Meaning of DESM- in English

[desm-] or desmo- comb form [NL, fr. Gk, fr. desmos, fr. dein to bind--more at diadem]: bond: ligament "desmosome"

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DESM- — or desmo- combining form see: diadem bond ; ligament
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DESM- — combining form or desmo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, band, bond, from desmos, from dein to bind : bond : …
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DESM- — or desmo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from desmos, from dein to bind — more at diadem : bond : …
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DESM — Variant: or desmo- Function: combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from desmos, from dein to bind ― more at …
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DESMO- — combining form see: desm-
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DESMOSTEROL — dezˈmästəˌrȯl, -ˌrōl noun Etymology: desm- + sterol : a precursor C 27 H 44 O of cholesterol that tends to …
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DESMOSOME — ˈdezməˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -some (IV) : a specialized local thickening of the plasma membrane of …
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TRICHODESMIUM — -ˈdezmēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from trich- + desm- + -ium : a small genus of filamentous blue-green …
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TELEODESMACEA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ōˌdezˈmāshēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tele- (II) + desm- + -acea in some classifications : a …
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PRIONODESMACEA — ˌprīə(ˌ)nōˌdezˈmāsēə; prīˌänō-, prīˌōnō- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from prion- + desm- + -acea in some classifications : …
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PLASMODESMA — ˌplazməˈdezmə noun also plas·mo·desm ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdezəm ; or plas·mo·des·mus ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdezməs ( plural plasmo·desma·ta ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷məd.ə ; or plasmodesmas ) Etymology: plasmodesma from …
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PERIDESM — ˈperəˌdezəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri- + -desm (from Greek desmē bundle, from dein to bind …
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LYGODESMIA — ˌlīgəˈdezmēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lygo- (from lygos withe) + desmos band, bond, desmē bundle + …
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EUDESMOL — yüˈdezˌmȯl, -mōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: eudesm- (from New Latin Eudesmia — synonym of Eucalyptus — , from eu- …
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DESMOTROPISM — dezˈmä.trəˌpizəm noun or des·mot·ro·py -rəpē ( plural desmotropisms or desmotropies ) Etymology: desm- + -tropism, -tropy : tautomerism in which …
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DESMOTROPIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träpik adjective Etymology: desm- + -tropic : of, relating to, or exhibiting desmotropism
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DESMOTROPE — ˈdezmə.ˌtrōp noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -trope : a form of a chemical element related to another by …
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DESMOSPONGIA — ˌdezməˈspənjēə, -pän- or des·mo·spon·gi·ae -jēˌē Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -spongia, -spongiae synonym of demospongiae
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DESMOSE — ˈdezˌmōs also -ˌmōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary desm- + -ose : any fibril connecting the division …
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DESMOSCOLEX — ˌdezməˈskōˌleks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -scolex : a genus (the type of the family Desmoscolecidae) …
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DESMONEME — ˈdezməˌnēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -neme : a nematocyst having a long coiled tube that wraps about …
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DESMONCUS — dezˈmäŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + Greek onkos barbed hook — more at angle : a …
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DESMOLYSIS — dezˈmäləsə̇s noun ( plural desmoly·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -lysis : a chemical reaction in which a …
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DESMOKONTAE — ˌdezməˈkän(ˌ)tē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -kontae (from Greek kontos pole) : a class of …
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DESMOGNATHUS — -nəthəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -gnathus : a genus of small dark salamanders (family Plethodontidae) …
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DESMOGNATHAE — dezˈmägnəˌthē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -gnathae in former classifications : a primary division of …
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DESMOGEN — ˈdezməjə̇n, -ˌjen noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -gen : vascular meristematic tissue
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DESMODUS — ˈdezmədəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -odus : the type genus of Desmodontidae comprising a number …
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DESMODONTA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -odonta in some classifications : an order of Lamellibranchia …
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DESMODIUM — dezˈmōdēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek desmos band, bond + New Latin -ium — more at desm- …
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DESMOCYTE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -cyte : any of certain elongated interstitial cells (as a fibroblast)
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DESMOCRANIUM — ˌdezmə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + cranium : the earliest mesenchymal precursor of the chondrocranium
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