OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20400

ligament

/ˈlɪɡəmənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ligamento
A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
It so chanced that at this juncture the decayed ligaments of the skeleton gave way, and the dry bones fell together in a heap, thus causing the dusty wreath of cypress to drop upon…
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