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LIGAMENT
ligament
(noun) any connection or unifying bond
ligament
(noun) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ligament (plural ligaments)
(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
(figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament.
• Paraphrase of Daniel Webster, from his oration on Justice Joseph Story
Anagrams
• tegminal
Source: Wiktionary
Lig"a*ment, n. Etym: [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature.]
1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington.
2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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