In biology, referring to organisms or structures that are bound or connected on both sides, having ligaments or connective tissue attaching on multiple sides.
From Greek 'amphi' (both, around) + 'desmos' (bond, ligament). This anatomical term describes structures that have connections from multiple directions, unlike structures with single attachment points.
Amphidesmous structures in your body give you flexibility — your vertebrae are connected by ligaments on multiple sides, allowing twisting and bending! Single-attachment designs would make you stiff as a plank.
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