Etymology

peridesmium

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Today it means: The areolar tissue around a ligament. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δεσμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδεσμός“a band”
  2. English todayperidesmium

From peri- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “a band”) + -ium.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδεσμός all →

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