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Interarticular :: Interarticular (a.) Situated between joints or articulations; as, interarticular cartilages and ligaments..

Ligament :: Ligament (n.) Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

Intersesamoid :: Intersesamoid (a.) Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments..

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Unthread :: Unthread (v. t.) To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.

Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..

Syndetic :: Syndesmosis (n.) An articulation formed by means of ligaments.

Syndesmoses :: Syndesmology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of ligaments.

Sprain :: Sprain (v. t.) To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle..

Intercolumnar :: Intercolumnar (a.) Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue..

Desmology :: Desmology (n.) The science which treats of the ligaments.

Trapezoid :: Trapezoid (a.) Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle..

Ischiocapsular :: Ischiocapsular (a.) Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of the hip joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament..

Cotyloid :: Cotyloid (a.) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch..

Interosseous :: Interosseous (a.) Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament..

Ligamentous :: Ligamentous (a.) Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane..

Bivalve :: Bivalve (n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca..

Band :: Band (v. t.) A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter..

Intercarpal :: Intercarpal (a.) Between the carpal bone; as, intercarpal articulations, ligaments..

Gastrosplenic :: Gastrosplenic (n.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament..

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