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单词 ligament
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Definition of ligament in English:

ligament

noun ˈlɪɡəm(ə)ntˈlɪɡəmənt
Anatomy
  • 1A short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.

    〔剖〕韧带

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Injury to the medial collateral ligament is fairly common and is usually the result of acute trauma.
    • He has had one surgery, to repair a torn ankle ligament during his first pro year.
    • Then, if necessary, the lateral ankle ligaments were repaired.
    • At the inguinal ligament, the external iliac artery becomes the common femoral artery.
    • There were whispers that he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
    1. 1.1 A membranous fold that supports an organ and keeps it in position.
      (固定某些脏器位置的)支撑韧带
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Generally, it is found in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments supporting the uterus, although it can occur in a number of different locations.
      • Halfway down the larynx the paired vocal folds (commonly known as the vocal cords), formed by ligaments covered with mucous membrane, project inwards from its wall.
      • In the second trimester, the muscles and ligaments that support your uterus stretch.
    2. 1.2archaic A thing which unites people or things; a bond.

Derivatives

  • ligamental

  • adjective lɪɡəˈmɛnt(ə)lˌlɪɡəˈmɛn(t)l
    Anatomy
    • As the ligamental area overgrows the hinge plate, the dorsal parts of the oldest hinge teeth are resorbed and the hinge sockets are filled up with a fibrous prismatic texture.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The articular surface of the head lacks the ligamental fossa.
      • In the duplivincular ligament system, the lamellar ligament is stretched between the ligamental areas on the two valves, exerting a force to open the valves, while the fibrous ligament acts passively along the hinge axis.
      • This could well be applicable to to the ligamental articulations of fossil crinoids.
      • Therefore, in larger shells, only the latest built ligamental chevrons and the ventral ends of the older ones remain functional.
  • ligamentary

  • adjective lɪɡəˈmɛnt(ə)ri
    Anatomy
  • ligamentous

  • adjective lɪɡəˈmɛntəs
    Anatomy
    • When all support is disrupted or detached, the distal clavicle loses all ligamentous connection, allowing it to rise superiorly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Stability of the wrist depends on the geometry of the individual carpal bones and the ligamentous interconnections that control movement of one bone on another.
      • Radiographically documented cervical spine injuries were considered clinically insignificant only if they were isolated and no evidence of other bone injury or ligamentous or spinal cord injury existed.
      • In other words, the stiffer the brace and its interface with the foot, the greater the proportion of the external rotation moment the brace will resist and the less the peroneal muscles and lateral ligamentous tissues have to resist.
      • Both methods found all fractures, but the MRI found some significant ligamentous and carpal instabilities.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ligamentum 'bond', from ligare 'to bind'.

  • rely from Middle English:

    The word rely is from Old French relier ‘bind together’, from Latin ligare ‘bind’. The original sense was ‘gather together’, later ‘turn to, associate with’, which then led to ‘depend upon with confidence’. The same Latin root gives us liable [1642] originally meaning ‘bound by law’, ligament (late 16th century), and ligature (Middle English), both originally used for anything that ties.

Definition of ligament in US English:

ligament

nounˈlɪɡəməntˈliɡəmənt
Anatomy
  • 1A short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.

    〔剖〕韧带

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He has had one surgery, to repair a torn ankle ligament during his first pro year.
    • Then, if necessary, the lateral ankle ligaments were repaired.
    • There were whispers that he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
    • At the inguinal ligament, the external iliac artery becomes the common femoral artery.
    • Injury to the medial collateral ligament is fairly common and is usually the result of acute trauma.
    1. 1.1 A membranous fold that supports an organ and keeps it in position.
      (固定某些脏器位置的)支撑韧带
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Generally, it is found in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments supporting the uterus, although it can occur in a number of different locations.
      • In the second trimester, the muscles and ligaments that support your uterus stretch.
      • Halfway down the larynx the paired vocal folds (commonly known as the vocal cords), formed by ligaments covered with mucous membrane, project inwards from its wall.
    2. 1.2archaic A thing which unites people or things; a bond.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin ligamentum ‘bond’, from ligare ‘to bind’.

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