ligamentous
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Twists or sprains are produced by movements that suddenly put the ligamentous and muscular structures of the spine on the stretch—in other words, by lesser degrees of the same forms of violence as produce dislocation.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The abnormal hinge resulted from a transverse break in which ligamentous tissue later developed.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
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 contraction of tendons exists and no osseous or ligamentous change prevents correction of the condition, tenotomy is necessary.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
The terms "long reed" and "short reed" were the equivalents of Madame Seiler's "glottis" and "ligamentous glottis" respectively.
From Voice Production in Singing and Speaking Based on Scientific Principles (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged) by Mills, Wesley
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