1) Band of tissue joining bones 2) Bond or tie 3) Bone connector 4) Bone nexus 5) Bone-connecting tissue 6) Connective tissue 7) Sinew 8) Tie or bond
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1) Sinew 2) Tendon 3) Wire
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• (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. • (n.) 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. • (n.) Anything that ties or unites one...
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a band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints.
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A band of tissue that connects one bone to another, typically to support a joint. Ligaments are made primarily of collagen. Injury to a ligament is referred to as a sprain.
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Elastic band of tissue connecting bone to bone
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Bands of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone, or bone to cartilage and supports and strengthens joints.
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a flexible, non-elastic tissue that connects bone to bone. For example, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee connects the kneecap to the femur (thigh) and the tibia (shin). Ligament injuries can be sprains or tears.
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<anatomy> A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(lig´ә-mәnt) a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints. See also sprain. a double layer of peritoneum extending from one visceral organ to another. cordlike remnants of fetal tubular structures that are nonfunctional after birth. a...
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A fibrous band of dense collagen bundles that connect one bone to another.
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A fibrous tissue that connect bones to other bones.
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Lig'a·ment (lĭg'ȧ*m
e nt)
noun [ Latin
ligamentum , from
ligare to bind: confer French
ligament . Confer
Lien ,
noun ,
Ligature .]
1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. ...
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A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.
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(lig;ua-ment) A tough cord or fibrous band of connective tissue that binds bone to bone to strengthen and provide flexibility to a joint. It also may support viscera.
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A ligament is the fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone at or near a joint, providing stability for a joint and preventing or limiting a certain amount of joint motion. Ligaments can be a source of pain if they are strained or torn.
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A tough, stabilising soft tissue structure which connects bones either side of a joint
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A tough cord of tissue that connects bone to bone or cartilage to bone.
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Elastic tissue joining bones to bones.
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a tough, elastic band of tissue that connects bones and supports organs
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noun any connection or unifying bond
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A band or sheet of tough and fibrous tissue which connects bones, binding joints together.
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A collagenous tissue that connects two bones to stabilize a joint.
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a band or sheet of tough tissue that connects bones or binds cartilage to provide stability
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a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages
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