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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
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
sustentaculum — A structure that serves as a stay or support to another. [L. a prop, fr. sustento, to hold upright] s. lienis SYN: phrenicosplenic ligament. s. tali support of the talus, a bracket like lateral projection from the medial surface of the calcaneus … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
phrenicolienal ligament — phren·i·co·li·en·al ligament lī ə nəl n LIENORENAL LIGAMENT * * * phrenicosplenic ligament ligamentum splenorenale … Medical dictionary
ligamentum phrenicosplenicum — [TA] phrenicosplenic ligament: a fold in the greater omentum that connects the diaphragm with the concave surface of the spleen; this and the ligamentum splenorenale are the same structure in some persons. Called also l. phrenicolienale and… … Medical dictionary
