bifurcate ligament
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Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
Bifurcated ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Bifurcated ligament Latin = ligamentum bifurcatum GraySubject = 96 GrayPage = 354 Caption = The ligaments of the foot from the lateral aspect. (Bifurcated lig. labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Talocalcaneal and… … Wikipedia
cervical ligament of sinus tarsi — a strong band behind the bifurcate ligament, extending upward to the neck of the talus … Medical dictionary
facet, facette — 1. A small smooth area on a bone or other firm structure. 2. A worn spot on a tooth, produced by chewing or grinding. [Fr. facette] acromial f. of clavicle [TA] a small oval f. on the lateral end of the clavicle for … Medical dictionary
ligamentum — SYN: ligament. [L. a band, tie, fr. ligo, to bind] l. acromioclaviculare [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular ligament. l. anococcygeum SYN: anococcygeal ligament. l. anulare [TA] SYN: anular ligament. l. anulare bulbi SYN: trabecular tissue of sclera. l … Medical dictionary
ligamentum calcaneocuboideum — [TA] calcaneocuboid ligament: the band of fibers connecting the superior surface of the calcaneus and the dorsal surface of the cuboid bone; together with the calcaneonavicular ligament, it constitutes the bifurcate ligament … Medical dictionary
ligamentum calcaneonaviculare — [TA] calcaneonavicular ligament: the band of fibers connecting the superior surface of the calcaneus and the lateral surface of the navicular bone; together with the calcaneocuboid ligament, it constitutes the bifurcate ligament … Medical dictionary
Facies — A direct borrowing from the Latin, facies means face. * * * 1. [TA] SYN: face (1). 2. [NA] SYN: surface. 3. SYN: expression (2). [L.] acromial articular f. of clavicle SYN: acromial facet of clavicle. adenoid f. the open mouthed and often … Medical dictionary
ligamentum bifurcatum — [TA] bifurcate ligament: a Y shaped ligament on the dorsum of the foot, comprising the calcaneonavicular and calcaneocuboid ligaments (sometimes referred to as the calcaneonavicular and calcaneocuboid parts) … Medical dictionary
pars calcaneocuboidea ligamenti bifurcati — calcaneocuboid part of bifurcate ligament: former name for the ligamentum calcaneocuboideum … Medical dictionary
