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

Etymology

Origin of ligamentous

First recorded in 1675–85; ligament + -ous

Example Sentences

A far better mode of proceeding is, when the pig is young, to cut through the cartilaginous and ligamentous prolongations, by which the supplementary bone is united to the proper nasals.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

That ligamentous injuries owing to sprain frequently occur and attendant periarticular inflammations with subsequent hypertrophic changes follow, is a logical inference.

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

Finally, the anterior border, which is directed obliquely downwards and backwards, is united to the ligamentous apparatus, which keeps the second and third phalanges in contact.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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 Cuyer, ?douard

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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)