Meaning of LIGAMENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'ligumunt
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- [n] any connection or unifying bond
- [n] a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
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| | See Also: | | attachment, binder, bond, chain, connective tissue, falciform ligament, ligamentum teres uteri, ligature, muscle system, muscular structure, musculature, round ligament of the uterus, wire | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lig"a*ment\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*ment), n. [L. ligamentum, fr.
ligare to bind: cf. F. ligament. Cf. {Lien}, n., {Ligature}.]
1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another;
a bandage; a bond. --Hawthorne.
Interwoven is the love of liberty with every
ligament of your hearts. --Washington.
2. (Anat.)
(a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective
tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or
form joints.
(b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold,
which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the
gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and
stomach.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects the bones and bind the joints together. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bone, braid, brail, cable, cartilage, cord, knot, ligation, ligature, line, link, nexus, ossicle, rope, spun yarn, string, tendon, thong, tie, twine, twist, vinculum, wire, yarn, yoke |
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