Definitions for ligament
ˈlɪg ə məntlig·a·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ligamentnoun

   a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

2. ligamentnoun

   any connection or unifying bond

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ligamentnoun

   band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position

2. Etymology: From ligamentum, from ligo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIGAMENTnoun

   Ligament is a white and solid body, softer than a cartilage, but harder than a membrane; they have no conspicuous cavities, neither have they any sense, lest they should suffer upon the motion of the joint: their chief use is to fasten the bones, which are articulated together for motion, lest they should be dislocated with exercise. John Quincy

   Etymology: ligamentum, from ligo, Latin; ligament, French.

   Be all their ligaments at once unbound,
   And their disjointed bones to powder ground. George Sandys.

   The incus situate between the two former is one way joined to the malleus, the other end being a process is fixed with a ligament to the stapes. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   2. [In popular or poetical language.] Any thing which connects the parts of the body.

   Though our ligaments betimes grow weak,
   We must not force them till themselves they break. John Denham.

   3. Bond; chain; entanglement.

   Men sometimes, upon the hour of departure, do speak and reason above themselves; for then the soul, beginning to be freed from the ligaments of the body, reasons like herself, and discourses in a strain above mortality. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

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1. ligament

   A ligament is a short band of tough, flexible but inelastic fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or holds together a joint in the human body. It primarily offers support, limits movements, and prevents certain types of damaging movements to protect the joints from potential injuries.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ligamentnoun

   anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond

2. Ligamentnoun

   a tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints

3. Ligamentnoun

   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. Etymology: [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ligament

   In anatomy, a ligament is the fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones and is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament. Ligament can also refer to: ⁕Peritoneal ligament: a fold of peritoneum or other membranes. ⁕Fetal remnant ligament: the remnants of a tubular structure from the fetal period of life. ⁕Periodontal ligament: a group of fibers that attach the cementum of teeth to the surrounding alveolar bone. The study of ligaments is known as desmology. Ligaments are similar to tendons and fasciae as they are all made of collagen except that ligaments join one bone to another bone, tendons join muscle to bone and fasciae connect muscles to other muscles. These are all found in the skeletal system of the human body.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ligament

   lig′a-ment, n. anything that binds: (anat.) the membrane connecting the movable bones: a bond of union.—adjs. Ligament′al, Ligament′ous, composing or resembling a ligament.—ns. Ligā′tion, act of binding: state of being bound; Lig′ature, anything that binds: a bandage: (mus.) a line connecting notes: (print.) a type of two letters: (med.) a cord for tying the blood-vessels, &c.: impotence produced by magic.—adj. Lig′atured, bound by a ligature. [Fr.,—L. ligamentum—ligāre, to bind.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ligament

   A form of connective tissue in the body of a human being or an animal.

   Every animal and human being has a form of ligament in their body

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 18, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ligament

   a band or sheet of tough, fibrous tissue between two parts or segments.

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1. • Bond
   • Connective Tissue

Anagrams for ligament »

1. tegminal

2. metaling

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ligament in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ligament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ligament in a Sentence

1. Guillermo Ameer:

   Most importantly, we may have found a way to integrate an artificial ligament with native bone.

2. Jared Gordon:

   I couldn’t do anything. I ran, I shadowboxed, I hit the bag with my right hand and I kicked the bag. That’s all I could do, and technique, like just drilling technique really light because hand was just completely f----d up. And I also, so I cut the ligament in my finger, so I have what they call a boutonniere deformity. I can actually have surgery if I wanted to, but I don’t feel like doing that.

3. Guillermo Ameer:

   The engineered ligament is biocompatible and can stabilize the knee, allowing the animal to function, most importantly, we may have found a way to integrate an artificial ligament with native bone.

4. Christopher Mendias:

   If you look at the mechanics in terms of the strength of that new ligament that you put in, it’s pretty good, the problem is the muscle weakness that occurs after that surgery. By the time athletes are able to return to the field or court, the side that had the ACL tear is about 40 percent weaker.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ligament
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ligament
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ligament
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ligament
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ligament
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ligament
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=ligament