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ligament
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ligament \Lig"a*ment\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*ment), n. [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien , n., Ligature .] Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. --Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In anatomy , a ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament , articular larua , fibrous ligament , or true ligament . Ligament can also refer to: Peritoneal ligament : a fold of peritoneum ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Latin ligamentum "band, tie, ligature," from ligare "to bind, tie," from PIE *leig- "to bind" (cognates: Albanian lith "I bind," Middle Low German lik "band," Middle High German geleich "joint, limb"). Related: Ligamental ; ligamentary .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
Usage examples of ligament.
When that happens, the ciliary muscles contract, and this lessens the tension on the suspensory ligaments.
Felix massaged his disability, the torn cruciate ligaments in his right knee.
The article interested him more than most, being familiar himself with the geography of knees owing to his own torn cruciate ligaments, but he was soon lost in the technicalities of the protocols and thumbing listlessly through learned articles on hyperthyroidism, shingles, and sundry -ectomies and -omas.
Torn anterior cruciate ligament, right leg, at age fourteen point seven five years.
Olympic team back in 2000, but a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee had benched her career.
The X rays and MRI reveal seven broken ribs on my right side, five separate breaks to the left ankle, four breaks to the right shoulder, a torn right rotator cuff, a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee, frostbite, malnutrition, and deep lacerations over my entire body.
The causes are tight lacing, prolapse of the abdominal organs, weakness of the supporting ligaments, and enervating habits.
At the autopsy it was found that the knife had passed through the gluteal muscles and divided part of the great sacrosciatic ligament.
The medial umbilical ligament was a mess, and they had almost lost him because his superior mesenteric artery was pierced and pumping blood into his abdominal cavity, causing a life-threatening drop in blood pressure.
Our kind of mue, we were originally designed for heavy-gravity work, our bones are denser than yours, our ligaments levered better, our blood richer.
The broad ligaments and Fallopian tubes were ligated on either side, the tumor turned out, the thick, heavy pedicle transfixed and ligated, and the enormous growth cut away.
The riblets would have made a simple ventral incision difficult, but, as in Quintaglios, there was a gap between the front and rear rib sets, covered only with skin, muscle, and ligaments.
Walking alone back toward the mill later on, the sleety wind driving against his back and the cold twisting the malformed ligaments of his bad leg with the familiar ache, Ishmael thought about that.
Frankie gently flexed and extended the knee, rocking the joint and testing for any abnormal movement, but there was none, pointing to a meniscal tear rather than any ligament injury.
The Cruarch looked thoughtful and rubbed his misformed foot unselfconsciously, working at the cramped ligaments.