ligament (redirected from Cruciate ligament)

lig·a·ment  (lg-mnt)

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.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin ligmentum, from Latin, bandage, from ligre, to bind; see lien.]

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liga·mental (-mntl), liga·menta·ry (-mnt-r, -mntr), liga·mentous adj.

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ligament [ˈlɪgəmənt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any one of the bands or sheets of tough fibrous connective tissue that restrict movement in joints, connect various bones or cartilages, support muscles, etc.

2. any physical or abstract connection or bond

[from Medieval Latin ligāmentum, from Latin (in the sense: bandage), from ligāre to bind]

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ligament  (lg-mnt)

A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue that connects two bones or holds an organ of the body in place.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments falciform ligament - a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall ligamentum teres uteri, round ligament of the uterus - ligament attached to the uterus on either side in front of and below the opening of the Fallopian tube and passing through the inguinal canal to the labia majora muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism
	2.	ligament - any connection or unifying bond attachment, bond - a connection that fastens things together binder, ligature - something used to tie or bind chain - a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament wire - ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

Translations

ligament [ˈlɪgəmənt] N → ligamento m

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ligament [ˈlɪgəmənt] n → ligament m
to have a torn ligament → souffrir d'une déchirure des ligaments
He suffered torn ligaments in his knee
BUT Il a été victime d'une déchirure des ligaments du genou.

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ligament

n → Band nt, → Ligament nt; he’s torn a ligament in his shoulder → er hat einen Bänderriss in der Schulter

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ligament [ˈlɪgəmənt] n → legamento

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ligament [ˈlɪgəmənt] n → legamento

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ligament

n ligament [ˈligəmənt]

a piece of tough substance that joins together the bones of the body She pulled a ligament in her knee when she fell. ligament رِباط сухожилие šlacha ledbånd das Band σύνδεσμος οστών ligamento kõõlus رباط nivelside ligament רְצוּעָה स्नायु रज्जुक ligament (ín)szalag ligamen liðband legamento 靭帯 인대(靭帶) raištis (anat. ) saite ligamen gewrichtsband leddbånd wiązadło ligamento ligament связка šľacha vez ligament ligament เอ็น bağ, lif, kiriş 韌帶 зв'язка رباطی بندھن یا ریشہ dây chằng 韧带