Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

ligament

Syllabification: (lig·a·ment)
Pronunciation: /ˈligəmənt/

Translate ligament | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of ligament

noun

Anatomy
  • a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
  • a membranous fold that supports an organ and keeps it in position.
  • archaic a bond of union.

Derivatives

ligamental

Pronunciation: /ˌligəˈmentl/

adjective

ligamentary

Pronunciation: /ˌligəˈment(ə)rē/

adjective

ligamentous

Pronunciation: /ˌligəˈmentəs/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin ligamentum 'bond', from ligare 'to bind'

ligament in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ligament in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …