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
a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
A flexible, non-elastic tissue that connects bone to bone For example, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee connects the kneecap to the femur (thigh) and the tibia (shin) Ligament injuries can be sprains or tears
ligaments are fibrous straps that stop your joints from moving in certain directions Double jointedness is caused by extra stretchy ligaments
A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints
(noun) See Figure 5--> A column of liquid connecting two droplets or the unbroken column of liquid between the orifice plate and the droplet In a continuous ink jet system, a stream of liquid under hydrostatic pressure is expressed from the orifice plate The liquid stream will then form into a shape of the lowest surface energy because of surface tension Liquids in air form spheres The ligament or connected stream will start to pinch down into varicosities or bumps That portion of the liquid stream between the orifice plate and the separation point where the first droplet breaks off is the ligament Also the term refers to the smaller diameter cylinder of liquid between two droplets This shape is also not stable and this ligament between the droplets separates from the two droplets to form the smaller droplets known as satellites
– In oysters, the fleshy pad between the two shells and located at the hinge end The ligament forces the shells open when the adductor muscle is relaxed
A tough band of tissue that connects bone to bone or cartilage to bone, it supports a joint
A band of tough tissue which restrains joint movement and confers stability on a joint
a band of fibrous connective tissue connecting bone, cartilage, and other structures and serving as support for muscles to facilitate or limit motion
Strong, fibrous band of connecting tissue connecting two or more bones or cartilage or supporting a muscle, fascia or organ
A ligament is a band of strong tissue in a person's body which connects bones. He suffered torn ligaments in his knee. a band of strong material in your body, similar to muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place tendon (ligamentum, from ligare ). Tough fibrous band of connective tissue that supports internal organs and holds bones together properly in joints. It is composed of dense bundles of fibres and spindle-shaped cells (fibroblasts and fibrocytes), with little ground substance. White ligament is rich in sturdy, inelastic collagen fibres; yellow ligament is rich in tough elastic fibres, which allow more movement. See also tendon
Band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone or bone to cartilage and supports and strengthens joints