- Caldani ligament
- a band passing from the inner border of the coracoid process to the lower border of the clavicle, the first rib, and the tendon of the subclavius.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Caldani ligament
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Caldani ligament — Cal·da·ni ligament (kal dahґne) [Leopoldo Marcantonio Caldani, Italian anatomist, 1725–1813] see under ligament … Medical dictionary
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
Caldani — Leopoldo M.A., Italian anatomist, 1725–1813. See C. ligament … Medical dictionary
