Ligament: nm (word coming from the Latin ligamentum, from ligare “to bind”).
The word “ligament” has several meanings:
1. Bundle of whitish fibrous tissue, very resistant and not very extensible, uniting the elements of an articulation.
Articular, interosseous ligaments.
Distended, torn ligaments (sprain, strain, dislocation).
Torn ligaments.
2 Fold of the peritoneum connecting the intra-abdominal or pelvic organs to each other, or to the abdominal wall.
Peritoneal ligaments.
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