Ligament synonyms

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bond
(Chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
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knot
A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.
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link
A causal, parallel, or reciprocal relationship; a correlation:
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nexus
The definition of a nexus is a link or connection between individuals or individual elements.
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tie
(Surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
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vinculum
(Arithmetic) A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts.
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connect (related)
That which unites or binds
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tendon (related)
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yoke
(Nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
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cartilage (related)
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supraspinous (related)
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rotator-cuff (related)
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meniscus (related)
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coraco-acromial (related)
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ligamentous (related)
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glenohumeral (related)
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labrum (related)
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coracoclavicular (related)
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coracoacromial (related)
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supraspinatus (related)
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acromioclavicular (related)
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ankle (related)
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medial (related)
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popliteus (related)
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ligature
A curved line indicating such a phrase; a slur.
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  • Ventral fins below or in front of the pectorals, the pelvic bones posterior to the clavicular symphysis and only loosely attached to it by ligament.

  • The lines of cardinal importance are (I) the rasceta or cross sulci, which isolate the hand from the forearm at the wrist, and which are the flexion folds between the looser forearm skin and that tied down to the fascia above the level of the anterior annular ligament.

  • At its posterior margin the peritoneum of the great sac is reflected on to the diaphragm to form the anterior layer of the coronary ligament.

  • The mantle-skirt is always long, and hides the rest of the animal from view, its dependent margins meeting in the middle line below the ventral surface when the animal is retracted; it is, as it were, slit in the median line before and behind so as to form two flaps, a right and a left; on these the right and the left calcareous valves of the shell are borne respectively, connected by an uncalcified part of the shell called the ligament.

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