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Ligament [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Any thing that ties or unites one thing or part to another.

2. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts.

3. In anatomy, a strong, compact substance, serving to bind one bone to another. It is a white, solid inelastic, tendinous substance, softer than cartilage, but harder than membrane.

4. Bond; chain; that which binds or restrains.

Ligament [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

2. A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.

3. 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.

Ligamental [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. LIGAMENT'AL ,

2. LIGAMENT'OUS, adjective Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as a strong ligamentous membrane.

Ligamental [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Ligamentous

Ligamentous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.