annular ligament
the ligamentous envelope surrounding a part, as the joints of the wrist or ankle or the head of the radius.
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How to use annular ligament in a sentence
The other blends with the posterior annular ligament of the carpus.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixPaleys account of the function of the annular ligament at the ankle is correct, and strikingly put.
Parallel Paths | Thomas William RollestonThey are kept in their proper relative position by strong pulleys formed by the annular ligament.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. BlaisdellIt lies along the Radius, and passeth under the annular ligament.
The Compleat Surgeon, or the Whole Art of Surgery Explain'd in a Most Familiar Method | Charles Gabriel Le Clerc
British Dictionary definitions for annular ligament
anatomy any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
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