Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a ligament; composing a ligament: as, ligamentous tissue; a ligamentous connection or attachment.
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- adjective of or pertaining to
ligaments - adjective forming part of a
ligament
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Examples
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Arch Supports: Bunions and foot deformities tend to occur in people with flat feet and/or ligamentous laxity.
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This ligamentous injury - whether the ligament tears completely or partially - often takes weeks to months to heal, and can leave the ankle in a weaker state and prone to further ankle injuries and possibly the development of arthritis later on.
Dr. Rock Positano: Ankle Sprains Are Notoriously Under-Treated 2009
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And it's hard to tell, there's a little ligamentous tear here.
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Prolapse is caused by a weakening of the ligamentous and muscular support that surrounds the uterus.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Prolapse is caused by a weakening of the ligamentous and muscular support that surrounds the uterus.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Prolapse is caused by a weakening of the ligamentous and muscular support that surrounds the uterus.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Prolapse is caused by a weakening of the ligamentous and muscular support that surrounds the uterus.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The muscular system is here so weakly developed and so toneless that the posture is determined by the bony structure and its ligamentous attachments.
The Nervous Child Hector Charles Cameron
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By the disease the bone has already been made brittle, its substance and ligamentous attachments perchance weakened and broken up by a slow-spreading caries, and rarefaction of the remaining bone substance rendered almost certain.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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The amount of tendinous and ligamentous material in the neighbourhood offers
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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