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LIGAMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any connection or unifying bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ligament" is a kind of...):

attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ligament"):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ligament" is a kind of...):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ligament"):

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)

Holonyms ("ligament" is a part of...):

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

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 Context examples: 

It serves as an attachment for the periodontal ligament, thus assisting in tooth support.

(Cementum, NCI Thesaurus)

Any component of the system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.

(Musculoskeletal System Part, NCI Thesaurus)

The fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments of the uterus.

(Appendage of the Uterus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A major stabilizing ligament in the knee that attaches the surfaces of the femur and tibia.

(Anterior Cruciate Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)

Any part of your neck - muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, or nerves - can cause neck problems.

(Neck Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

This includes the bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

(Orthopedic surgeon, NCI Dictionary)

Thus strangely are our souls constructed, and by such slight ligaments are we bound to prosperity or ruin.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

The system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form.

(Musculoskeletal System, NCI Thesaurus)

A domain for physiological findings related to the system of muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints and associated tissues.

(Musculoskeletal Findings, Connective and Soft Tissue Findings Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A rare, borderline malignant tumor that arises from the uterine ligament.

(Borderline Uterine Ligament Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)