lumbocostal ligament
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Lumbocostal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Lumbocostal ligament Latin = ligamentum lumbocostale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = twelfth rib To = lumbar vertebrae System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492535 The… … Wikipedia
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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
Alar ligament — Ligament: Alar ligament Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Alar ligament labeled at center right.) Latin ligamenta alaria Gray s … Wikipedia
Nuchal ligament — Ligament: Nuchal ligament Posterior view of muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Nuchal ligament labeled in red at center … Wikipedia
Cruciate ligament of atlas — Ligament: Cruciate ligament of atlas Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. ( Transverse ligament and vertical portion visible intersecting at center.) Latin ligamentum cruciforme atlantis … Wikipedia
Costotransverse ligament — Ligament: Costotransverse ligament Latin ligamentum costotransversarium From rib To transverse process of a vertebra Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
Costoxiphoid ligament — Ligament: Costoxiphoid ligament Latin ligamenta costoxiphoidea From costal cartilage To xiphoid process of the sternum Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
lumbocostal — 1. Relating to the lumbar and the hypochondriac regions. 2. Relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the ribs; denoting a ligament connecting the first lumbar vertebra with the neck of the twelfth rib. [L. lumbus, loin, + costa, rib] * * *… … Medical dictionary
Medial arcuate ligament — The diaphragm. Under surface. (Med. arcuate ligament visible at bottom center left.) Latin ligamentum arcuatum mediale Gray s … Wikipedia
