ligament
li·ga·ment
noun
1.
a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
2.
any connection or unifying bond
Origin
From Middle English ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
Phrases
- acrocoracohumeral ligament
- anterolateral ligament
- broad ligament
- capsular ligament
- Cooper's ligament
- cruciate ligament
- falciform ligament
- Hensing's ligament
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