Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
check ligament Pronunciation:
'chek- Function:
noun 1 : ALAR LIGAMENT1 2 : either of two expansions of the sheaths of rectus muscles of the eye each of which prob. restrains the activity of the muscle with which it is associated:
a : an expansion of the sheath of the lateral rectus that is attached to the lacrimal bone called also
lateral check ligament b : an expansion of the sheath ofthe medial rectus that is attached to the zygomatic bone called also
medial check ligament
