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ligament (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ligamentum, from ligare 'to tie']
a band of strong material in your body, similar to muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place
-see also tendon tendon
::He tore a ligament in his left knee.
:: damaged ankle ligaments