ligament

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The shape of the ligament is acutely triangular, corresponding to the form of the space which it occupies.

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  1. noun Anatomy A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.
  2. noun A unifying or connecting tie or bond.

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  • I think a lot of my pain is coming from the bone bruises and not the ligament, which is good. †—  WNYMedia
  • The news could have been worse as the club suspected he'd torn his anterior cruciate ligament, which is the primary stabilizing ligament in the knee. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
  • He underwent an MRI exam that revealed a sprained medial colateral ligament, the team said.
  • The ACL ligament is the most important ligament in the knee. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • The results of an MRI exam showed a Grade 2 sprain of a medial collateral ligament, an injury that typically sidelines a player for six to eight weeks. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
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  1. Middle English, from Medieval Latin ligāmentum, from Latin, bandage, from ligāre, to bind; see lien.

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  1. from French ligament = Spanish ligamiento, ligamento = Portuguese Italian ligamento, from Latin ligamentum, a tie, band, from ligare, bind. Cf. lien.
 

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