skin ligaments
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Skin — For the article about skin in humans, see human skin. For other uses, see Skin (disambiguation). Skin A diagram of human skin … Wikipedia
Human skin — Skin epidermis (A), dermis (B), and subcutis (C), showing a hair follicle (1), sweat gland (11) sebaceous gland (7) Latin cutis … Wikipedia
Cooper's ligaments — This article is about Cooper s ligaments of the breast. See Pectineal ligament for the inguinal structure also called Cooper s Ligament. Cooper s ligaments Latin retinaculum cutis mammae, ligamenta suspensoria mammaria Cooper s ligaments (also… … Wikipedia
cutaneophalangeal ligaments — ligamentous fibers from the sides of the phalanges near the joints to the skin … 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
retinaculum — A frenum, or a retaining band or ligament. [L. a band, a halter, fr. retineo, to hold back] antebrachial flexor r. thickening of distal antebrachial fascia just proximal to radiocarp … Medical dictionary
Tissue — A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer. Thus, The bone marrow is a tissue; Connective tissue… … Medical dictionary
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Phalanx — Anatomically, any one of the bones in the fingers or toes. (The plural of phalanx is phalanges.) There are 3 phalanges (the proximal, middle, and proximal phalanx) in most of the fingers and toes. However, the thumb and large toe have only two… … Medical dictionary
retinacula cutis — [TA] skin ligaments: bands of connective tissue attaching the dermis to the subcutaneous tissue … Medical dictionary
