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ligamentum

[ lig-uh-men-tuhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural lig·a·men·ta [lig-, uh, -, men, -t, uh].


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ligamentum1

From Medieval Latin; ligament
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Example Sentences

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

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

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.

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

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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