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Word: Ligament
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin ligamentum ‘bond’, from ligare ‘to bind’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɪɡəm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
Short Definition:tough band of connective tissue
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