ligamentum

[lig-uh-men-tuhm]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

ligamenta 

1. ligament.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ligamentum¹

From Medieval Latin; ligament

Example Sentences

Ligamentum marginale, lineare, pr�longum subinternum.—Lamarck,

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Ligamentum externum; animal ad extremitatem anteriorem pede subcylindraceo; ad posteriorem siphone brevi duos alteros conjunctos continente.

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On to the front of the iris, at its margin, the posterior layer of the posterior elastic lamina is continued as a series of ridges called the ligamentum pectinatum iridis, while between these ridges are depressions known as the spaces of Fontana.

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A remnant of the chorda dorsalis and its sheath persists as the ligamentum suspensorium between the central portions of the successive vertebrae.

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M. depressor mandibulae superficialis medialis.—The origin is fleshy from the lateral edge of the basioccipital where the muscle is attached to Ligamentum depressor mandibulae and extends in a lateral direction to a point where the structures involved turn dorsad.

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