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Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Scleroskeleton :: Scleroskeleton (n.) That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses..

Syndesmoses :: Syndesmology (n.) That part of anatomy which treats of ligaments.

Hepatorenal :: Hepatorenal (a.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament..

Intercarpal :: Intercarpal (a.) Between the carpal bone; as, intercarpal articulations, ligaments..

Interhyal :: Interhyal (n.) An interhyal ligament or cartilage.

Ligament :: Ligament (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints..

Desmology :: Desmology (n.) The science which treats of the ligaments.

Intersesamoid :: Intersesamoid (a.) Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments..

Gastrosplenic :: Gastrosplenic (n.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament..

Gout :: Gout (n.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc..

Trapezoid :: Trapezoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line..

Bivalve :: Bivalve (n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca..

Band :: Band (v. t.) A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter..

Iliofemoral :: Iliofemoral (a.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments..

Ischiocapsular :: Ischiocapsular (a.) Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of the hip joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament..

Ligamental :: Ligamental (a.) Alt. of Ligamentou.

Sacrosciatic :: Sacrosciatic (a.) Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone..

Interosseous :: Interosseous (a.) Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament..

Crucial :: Crucial (a.) Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision..

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