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Ligament :: Ligament (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..

Ligament :: Ligament (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints..

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

Poupart''s Ligament :: Poupart's ligament () A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones..

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

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

Gout :: Gout (n.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc..

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

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

Brace :: Brace (n.) A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum..

Desmoid :: Desmoid (a.) Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous..

Gastrophrenic :: Gastrophrenic (a.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament..

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..

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..

Paxwax :: Paxwax (n.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae, and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and packwax..

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

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

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..

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

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