ligament

  • 21ligament — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ligamentum, from Latin, band, tie, from ligare Date: 14th century 1. a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ… …

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  • 22LIGAMENT — s. m. T. d Anat. Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères, et quelquefois à les soutenir. Un ligament large. Les ligaments du foie. Les ligaments de la matrice. Les ligaments des os de la cuisse …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 23Ligament — Bänder oder Ligamente (lat. Ligamenta, Singular Ligamentum) sind in der Anatomie strangartige Strukturen. Im Bewegungssystem sind Bänder zumeist wenig dehnbare, faserartige Bindegewebsstränge, die bewegliche Teile des Knochenskeletts verbinden,… …

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  • 24ligament — (Order Diplostraca): connective tissue spanning from top of head to umbonal region of carapace. Joins body to carapace (along with adductor muscles). (Syn. attachment ligament) [Stachowitsch, 1992] …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 25ligament — lig|a|ment [ˈlıgəmənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: ligamentum, from ligare to tie ] a band of strong material in your body, similar to muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place →↑tendon ▪ He tore a ligament in his left knee …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26ligament — [[t]lɪ̱gəmənt[/t]] ligaments N COUNT A ligament is a band of strong tissue in a person s body which connects bones. He suffered torn ligaments in his knee …

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  • 27ligament — lig•a•ment [[t]ˈlɪg ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. a band of strong connective tissue serving to connect bones or hold organs in place 2) a tie or bond: The desire for freedom is a ligament uniting all peoples[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28ligament — li|ga|ment sb., et, er, erne (ledbånd), i sms. ligament , fx ligamentsmerter …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 29ligament — s ( et, ligament) ANAT …

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  • 30Ligament Croisé Antérieur — Pour les articles homonymes, voir LCA. Genou droit vue médiale Le ligament croisé antérieur ( …

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