Thesaurus: ligament

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1. n. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
2. n. A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.
3. n. 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.
4. n. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
5. n. any connection or unifying bond
6. 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.
7. Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as,a strong ligamentous membrane.
8. n:100 n. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs n. any connection or unifying bond