ligament
n. (உள்.) விசி, எலும்புகளைப் பிணைக்கும் திசை நார், உறுப்புக்களைப் பற்றிப்பிடிக்கும் நரம்பு.
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Antonyms
divulsion
discerption
disconnection
fracture
dislocation
severance
laceration
splinter
breach
disbandment
shield
fender
disconnector
Lig"a*ment, n. Etym: [L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature.] 1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne. Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington. 2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach.