Defn: A description of the ligaments; syndesmology.
SYNDESMOLOGY
Syn`des*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: That part of anatomy which treats of ligaments.
SYNDESMOSIS
Syn`des*mo"sis, n.; pl. Syndesmoses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: An articulation formed by means of ligaments.
SYNDETIC; SYNDETICAL
Syn*det"ic, Syn*det"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Asyndetic.]
Defn: Connecting; conjunctive; as, syndetic words or connectives; syndetic references in a dictionary. — Syn*det"ic*al*ly, adv. With the syndetic juxtaposition of distinct members, the article is not often repeated. C. J. Grece (Trans. Maetzner's Gram.).
SYNDIC
Syn"dic, n. Etym: [L. syndictus, Gr. syndic. See Teach.]
1. An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate.
2. (Law)