Associations to the word «Ligament»

Wiktionary

LIGAMENT, noun. (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones
LIGAMENT, noun. (figuratively) That which binds or acts as a ligament

Dictionary definition

LIGAMENT, noun. A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs.
LIGAMENT, noun. Any connection or unifying bond.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope