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(1):

(n.) Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.

(2):

(n.) 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.

(3):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ligament'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/ligament.html. 1828.
 
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