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lig⋅a⋅ment

  [lig-uh-muhnt]
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–noun
1. Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
2. a tie or bond: The desire for personal freedom is a ligament uniting all peoples.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML ligāmentum, L: bandage, equiv. to ligā(re) to tie + -mentum -ment
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lig·a·ment   (lĭg'ə-mənt)   
n.  

  1. Anatomy A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.

  2. A unifying or connecting tie or bond.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin ligāmentum, from Latin, bandage, from ligāre, to bind; see lien.]
lig'a·men'tal (-měn'tl), lig'a·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē), lig'a·men'tous adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

ligament

A kind of fibrous connective tissue that binds bones or cartilage together.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

ligament 
c.1400, from L. ligamentum "band, tie, ligature," from ligare "to bind, tie," from PIE *leig- "to bind" (cf. Alb. lith "I bind," M.L.G. lik "band," M.H.G. geleich "joint, limb").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lig·a·ment
Pronunciation: 'lig-&-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : a tough band of tissue that serves to connect thearticular extremities of bones or to support or retain an organ in place and is usually composed of coarse bundles of dense white fibrous tissue parallel or closely interlaced, pliant, and flexible,but not extensible
2 : any of various folds or bands of pleura, peritoneum, or mesentery connecting parts or organs
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ligament lig·a·ment (lĭg'ə-mənt)
n.

  1. A band or sheet of tough fibrous tissue connecting two or more bones, cartilages, or other structures, or serving as support for fasciae or muscles.

  2. A fold of peritoneum supporting any of the abdominal viscera.

  3. The cordlike remains of a fetal vessel or other structure that has lost its original lumen.

lig'a·men'tal (-měn'tl) or lig'a·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē) or lig'a·men'tous adj.

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