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- l. arteriosum [TA] fibrous remnant of the ductus arteriosus extending between the aortic arch and the pulmonary trunk. SYN: arterial ligament, Botallo ligament.- l. bifurcatum [TA] SYN: bifurcate ligament.- l. calcaneofibulare [TA] SYN: calcaneofibular ligament.- l. calcaneotibiale SYN: tibiocalcaneal part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.- ligamenta capitulorum transversa deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament.- ligamenta carpometacarpalia (dorsalia/palmaria) [TA] SYN: carpometacarpal ligaments (dorsal and palmar), under ligament.- l. caudale SYN: retinaculum caudale.- l. collaterale carpi radiale articulationis radiocarpalis [TA] SYN: radial collateral ligament of wrist joint.- l. collaterale carpi ulnare [TA]- l. collaterale carpi ulnare articulationis radiocarpalis SYN: ulnar collateral ligament of wrist joint.- l. cricotracheale [TA] SYN: cricotracheal ligament.- ligamenta cuboideonaviculare [TA] SYN: cuboideonavicular ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta cuboideonavicularia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar cuboideonavicular ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea [TA] SYN: cuneometatarsal interosseous ligaments, under ligament.- l. denticulatum [TA] SYN: denticulate ligament.- l. duodenorenale SYN: duodenorenal ligament.- ligamenta epididymidis (inferius et superius) [TA] SYN: ligaments of epididymis (inferior and superior), under ligament.- ligamenta flava [TA] paired ligaments of yellow elastic fibrous tissue, which bind together the laminae of adjoining vertebrae, forming the dorsal wall of the vertebral canal between the vertebra or laminae; penetration of the l. flavum with a trocar during epidural or spinal puncture produces a distinct feel (“pop”), letting the practitioner know that the tip of the trocar has entered the epidural space. SYN: yellow ligament.- l. genitoinguinale SYN: genitoinguinal ligament.- l. hepatocolicum [TA] SYN: hepatocolic ligament.- l. hepatoduodenale [TA] SYN: hepatoduodenal ligament.- l. hepatoesophageum [TA] SYN: hepatoesophageal ligament.- l. hyaloideo-capsulare SYN: hyalocapsular ligament.- l. intercarpalia interossea interosseous intercarpal ligament. See intercarpal ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta intercuneiformia [TA] SYN: intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta intercuneiformia dorsalia dorsal intercuneiform ligament. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta intercuneiformia interossea interosseous intercuneiform ligaments. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta intercuneiformia plantaria plantar intercuneiform ligaments. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.- l. interfoveolare [TA] SYN: interfoveolar ligament.- l. laterale articulationis temporomandibularis [TA] SYN: lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint.- l. mediale articulationis temporomandibularis [TA] SYN: medial ligament of temporomandibular joint.- ligamenta meniscofemoralia [TA] SYN: meniscofemoral ligaments, under ligament.- ligamenta navicularicuneiformia dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament, plantar cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament.- l. nuchae [TA] a sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum cranially and to the seventh cervical spinous process caudally. SYN: nuchal ligament, apparatus ligamentosus colli.- ligamenta palmaria articulationis interphalangeae manus [TA] SYN: palmar ligaments of interphalangeal joints of hand, under ligament.- ligamenta palmaria articulationis metacarpophalangeae [TA] SYN: palmar ligaments of metacarpophalangeal joints, under ligament.- l. pectinatum anguli iridocornealis pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle. See trabecular tissue of sclera.- l. pisohamatum [TA] SYN: pisohamate ligament.- l. pisometacarpeum [TA] SYN: pisometacarpal ligament.- ligamenta plantaria articulationis interphalangeae pedis [TA] SYN: plantar ligaments of interphalangeal joints of foot, under ligament.- ligamenta plantaria articulationis metatarsophalangeae [TA] SYN: plantar ligaments of metatarsophalangeal joints, under ligament.- l. pterygospinale [TA] SYN: pterygospinous ligament.- l. sacrodurale SYN: sacrodural ligament.- l. sacrospinale [TA] SYN: sacrospinous ligament.- l. sacrospinosum SYN: sacrospinous ligament.- l. sacrotuberale [TA] SYN: sacrotuberous ligament.- l. sacrotuberosum SYN: sacrotuberous ligament.- l. sphenomandibulare [TA] SYN: sphenomandibular ligament.- l. talocalcaneum [TA] SYN: talocalcaneal ligament.- l. talotibiale anterius SYN: anterior tibiotalar part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.- l. talotibiale posterius SYN: tibiotalar part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.- ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments, under ligament.- l. testis the caudal portion of the embryonic urogenital ridge; the upper third of the gubernaculum testis.- l. venosum [TA] a thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the l. venosum, the remains of the ductus venosus of the fetus. SYN: Arantius ligament, l. ductus venosi, venous ligament.
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lig·a·men·tum (lig″ə-menґtəm) pl. ligamenґta [L. “a bandage,†from ligare to bind] [TA] ligament.Descriptions are given on TA terms and include anglicized names of specific ligaments.
Medical dictionary. 2011.