ligament
81ligament of cooper — Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Sir Astley P. Cooper died 1841 English surgeon : cooper s ligament …
82ligament of winslow — ˈwinz(ˌ)lō, ˈvin(t)(ˌ)slō Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Jakob B. Winslow died 1760 Dan. naturalist : a ligament of the posterior surface of the knee formed by the expansion of the tendons of the semimembranosus and other muscles …
83LIGAMENT — n. m. T. d’Anatomie Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères et quelquefois à les soutenir. Les ligaments de l’articulation du genou. Les ligaments du foie. Les ligaments des os de la cuisse …
84ligament — n. [L. ligare, to bind] 1. A band or sheet of tough, fibrous tissue between parts or segments. 2. (BRYOZOA) Muscle fibers embedded in collagen with a tubular peritoneal envelope. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A horny, elastic band located above the… …
85ligament — noun band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position …
86Ligament — Li|ga|mẹnt 〈n. 11; Anat.〉 = Band1 (4); oV Ligamentum [<lat. ligamentum „Band, Binde“; zu ligare „binden“] * * * Ligamẹnt [lateinisch] das, (e)s/ e, Anatomie: Band. * * * …
87ligament — Synonyms and related words: bone, braid, brail, cable, cartilage, cord, knot, ligation, ligature, line, link, nexus, ossicle, rope, spun yarn, string, tendon, thong, tie, twine, twist, vinculum, wire, yarn, yoke …
88ligamént — s. n., pl. ligaménte …
89ligament — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun That which unites or binds: bond, knot, ligature, link, nexus, tie, vinculum, yoke. See CONNECT …
90Ligament — Li|ga|mẹnt 〈n.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e; Anat.〉 Band [Etym.: <ligamentum »Band, Binde«; zu ligare »binden«] …
