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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