ligamentous
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Before there is evidence of an exostosis, diagnosis of ringbone is not easy, for it is then a problem of detecting the presence of a ligamentous sprain, periostitis, or osteitis.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
In such instances the ligamentous tissue joining the two parts is torn extensively.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
The shaft and superior extremity of this bone are represented merely by a simple ligamentous cord, which is sometimes ossified.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The skin and the strong ligamentous cord attached to the poll are the essential things to cut, as the muscles can easily be torn across.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Where there exists no articular or ligamentous diseases which would defeat the purpose, tenotomy is the only remedy for contracted tendons.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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