vinculum

vinculum
A frenum, frenulum, or ligament. [L. a fetter, fr. vincio, to bind]
- v. breve digitorum manus [TA] SYN: v. breve of fingers. SEE ALSO: vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot.
- v. breve of fingers [TA] a triangular band that extends from the dorsal surface of each of the flexor tendons of a digit to the capsule of the nearby interphalangeal joint and to the phalanx proximal to the insertion of the tendon. SYN: v. breve digitorum manus [TA], short v..
- v. linguae SYN: frenulum of tongue.
- vincula lingulae cerebelli small lateral prolongations of the lingula of the vermis of the cerebellum resting on the dorsal surface of the superior cerebellar peduncle.
- long v. SYN: v. longum of fingers.
- v. longum digitorum manus [TA] SYN: v. longum of fingers. SEE ALSO: vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot.
- v. longum of fingers [TA] a long, threadlike band that extends from the dorsal surface of each of the flexor tendons of a digit to the proximal phalanx. SYN: v. longum digitorum manus [TA], long v..
- v. preputii SYN: frenulum of prepuce.
- short v. SYN: v. breve of fingers.
- vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot [TA] fibrous bands that extend from the flexor tendons of the fingers and toes to the capsules of the interphalangeal joints and to the phalanges; they convey small vessels to the tendons. SYN: synovial frena, synovial frenula, vincula of tendons, vincula tendinum digitorum manus et pedis.
- vincula tendinum digitorum manus et pedis SYN: vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot. SEE ALSO: v. breve of fingers, v. longum of fingers.
- vincula of tendons SYN: vincula tendinea of digits of hand and foot.

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n. (pl. vincula)
a connecting band of tissue. The vincula tendinum are threadlike bands of synovial membrane that connect the flexor tendons of the fingers and toes to their point of insertion on the phalanges.

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vin·cu·lum (vingґku-ləm) pl. vinґcula [L.] a term used in anatomy to denote a band or bandlike structure.

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  • Vinculum — Vin cu*lum, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E. {Vinculums}. [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.] 1. A bond of union; a tie. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vincŭlum — (lat.), Band, Ligament, Sehne …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • vinculum — I index chain (series), fetter II index nexus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • vinculum — pl. vincula, 1670s, from L. vinc , stem of vincire “to bind” (see WIND (Cf. wind) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

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