Definition of ligament Ligament

/lɪˈgʌmʌnt/ - [ligumunt] - lig•a•ment

We found 10 definitions of ligament from 7 different sources.

What does ligament mean?

Noun Plural: ligaments
ligament - any connection or unifying bond
		attachment, bond the act of attaching or affixing something
		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
ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
		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
		muscle system, muscular structure, musculature the muscular system of an organism
		falciform ligament a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall

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ligament (Noun)
band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position.

ligament (n.)
Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
ligament (n.)
A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.
ligament (n.)
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.

ligament
A band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position.

ligament
lig′a-ment, n. anything that binds: (anat.) the membrane connecting the movable bones: a bond of union.—adjs. Ligament′al, Ligament′ous, composing or resembling a ligament.—ns. Ligā′tion, act of binding: state of being bound; Lig′ature, anything that binds: a bandage: (mus.) a line connecting notes: (print.) a type of two letters: (med.) a cord for tying the blood-vessels, &c.: impotence produced by magic.—adj. Lig′atured, bound by a ligature. [Fr.,—L. ligamentum—ligāre, to bind.]