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  • noun Plural form of ligament.

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Examples

  • -- The ligaments here involved are the four volar ligaments described by Sisson [24] as follows: "The _volar ligaments_ (Ligg

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • Fibrous proteins, such as collagen, join together in stout ropes, which we call ligaments and tendons.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Fibrous proteins, such as collagen, join together in stout ropes, which we call ligaments and tendons.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • I mean yes, the nausea sucks, the discomfort of stretching skin and muscle and ligaments is no fun, and the repeat bathroom visits are getting old.

    Substitute My Coke For Gin kittenpie 2008

  • I mean yes, the nausea sucks, the discomfort of stretching skin and muscle and ligaments is no fun, and the repeat bathroom visits are getting old.

    Archive 2008-03-01 kittenpie 2008

  • The same medical technology used to image brain tumors and torn knee ligaments is now taking the field of marine biology to a new dimension by allowing anyone with Internet access to examine fish as never before.

    The first trillionth second 2006

  • They form the bones, supply the elastic pads at the ends of the bones, and furnish strong bands, called ligaments, for fastening the bones together.

    Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

  • The joints are strengthened by strong fibrous bands called ligaments, which extend between the bones forming the joint.

    III. Syndesmology. Introduction 1918

  • "Leigh has an acute sprain to his ankle, but the scan has revealed no further disruption to the ligaments, which is much more positive news than was first feared," said Wales team physiotherapist Mark Davies.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • Wales physiotherapist Mark Davies said: Leigh has an acute sprain to his ankle, but the scan has revealed no further disruption to the ligaments, which is much more positive news than was first feared.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

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