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Ligament   Listen
noun
Ligament  n.  
1.
Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. "Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts."
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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"Ligament" Quotes from Famous Books



... bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus. bond, tendon, tendril; fiber; cord, cordage; riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser^, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain; string &c (filament) 205. fastener, fastening, tie; ligament, ligature; strap; tackle, rigging; standing rigging, running rigging; traces, harness; yoke; band ribband, bandage; brace, roller, fillet; inkle^; with, withe, withy; thong, braid; girder, tiebeam; girth, girdle, cestus^, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Ligament" :   attachment, ligamentum teres uteri, round ligament of the uterus, musculature, chain, bond, muscle system, muscular structure


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