1) Skeletal disorder 
A syndesmophyte is a bony growth originating inside a ligament, commonly seen in the ligaments of the spine, specifically the ligaments in the intervertebral joints leading to fusion of vertebrae. Syndesmophytes are pathologically similar to osteophytes. Ankylosing spondylitis patients are particularly prone to developing syndesmophytes. They are ...
An osseous excrescence attached to a ligament. ... Origin: syndesmo-+ G. Phyton, plant ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sin-dez′mō-fīt Definitions: 1. An osseous excrescence attached to a ligament.
syndesmophyte An osseous excrescence, or bony outgrowth, from a ligament.