ligamentous

American  

[lig-uh-men-tuhs] / ˌlɪg əˈmɛn təs /

Also ligamental,

adjective

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.

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ligamentous British  

/ ˌlɪɡəˈmɛntəs /

adjective

1. relating to or shaped like a ligament

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Other Word Forms

• interligamentary
  adjective
• interligamentous
  adjective
• ligamentously
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of ligamentous

First recorded in 1675–85; ligament + -ous

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Example Sentences

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ligamentous

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

Chronic cases do not occasion serious pain or constitutional disturbances, but do interfere with locomotion in direct proportion to the existing articular inflammation and periarticular hypertrophy of ligamentous and tendinous structures.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Postmortem it was found that the inferior extremity of the esophagus to the extent of about two inches was converted into a ligamentous cord.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Note the break in the plastron that has healed and filled with ligamentous tissue.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler

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