ligament

1. n. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Source: opted

2. n. A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

4. n. a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs Source: wordnet

5. n. any connection or unifying bond Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

7. Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as,a strong ligamentous membrane. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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