LIGAMENT


Meaning of LIGAMENT in English

n.1 Anat. a a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue linking bones together. b any membranous fold keeping an organ in position.

2 archaic a bond of union.

Derivatives:

ligamental adj. ligamentary adj. ligamentous adj.

Etymology: ME f. L ligamentum bond f. ligare bind

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.