LIGAMENT

n. LPg'a^-m'nt. Gr., Seo-jnd? (from Sen/, to tie), o-vvSeovios. Lat., lig amentum (from ligare, to tie). Fr., I. Ger., Band, L. It., Sp., lig a men to. Any strong, fibrous, compact ti ue serving to bind or more or le closely connect one structure with another. The 1's uniting the bones consist of a white, solid, inelastic substance. [C.] Acce ory 1. Lat., lig amentum, acce orium (seu auxiliarium). Fr., I. acce oire. Ger., Hilfsband, Hiilfsband, Verstdrkungsband. A 1. which supplements and strengthens another L, especially one on the lateral surface of a joint. [L, 332.] Acce ory 1. (of the shoulderjoiiit). See Coraco-humeral 1. Acromio-clavicular 1. Lat., lig amentum acromio-claviculare (seu capsulare claviculce externum). The inferior and superior acromio-clavicular Ts regarded as one structure. [L, 31, 332.] Adipose 1. See Mucous I. of the knee joint. Alar 1's of the knee. Lat., ligament a alaria genu. Syn.: marsupia patMaria. Fr., Ts alaires (du genou). Ger., fliigelfdrmige Bander des Kniees. Two crescentic folds of the synovial membrane of the knee joint which extend upward on each side of the inuco_us 1. toward the edges of the patella. [L, 172, 332.] Alar odontoid 1's. See Lateral odontoid Vs. Allen Burn's 1. See Hey's 1. Annular 1. Lat., lig amentum annul are. Ger., Ring band, ringformiges(oder rundes) Band. A ring-shaped 1. [L.] Annular 1. of the radius. Lat., lig amentum annul are radii. A ring-like band of fibrous ti ue attached on each side to the ulna, embracing the head of the radius. [L, 142, 332.] Annular 1. of the stapes. Lat., lig amentum annul are (seu baseos) stapedis. A ring-shaped fibrous structure uniting the margin of the base of the stapes with that of the fenestra oval is. [L, 31, 332.] Annular 1's of the wrist. See Anterior annular I. of the carpus and Posterior annular 1. of the carpus. Annular radio-ulnar 1. Lat., lig amentum annul are radii. See Annular I. of the radius. Anterior annular 1. of the ankle. Lat., lig amentum annul are anterius. A complex 1. situated at the lower part of the leg and in front of the ankle; made up of the lig amentum trans ver sum cruris and cruciatum cruris (q. v.), and connected by a thin aponeurotic layer. [L.] Anterior annular 1. (of the carpus, or wrist). Lat., lig amentum annul are anterius carpi. Ger., Hohlhandband. A strong band, continuous above with the aponeurosis of the forearm and below with the palmar fascia, which extends between the trapezium and scaphoid bones on one side to the pisiform and unciform bones, and retains the flexor tendons in place. [L, 332.] Anterior atlanto-axial (or -axoid) 1., Anterior atlo-axoid 1. Lat., lig amentum atlanto-epistrophicum anterius. A membranous band connecting the lower margin of the atlas and the tubercle on its anterior arch with the base of the odontoid proce and body of the axis. The portion connected with the tubercle on the atlas is sometimes termed the superficial atlanto-axial 1., and the remainder the deep at lan to axial 1. [L, 31, 172, 332.] Anterior auricular 1. Lat., lig amentum auriculare anterius. Fr., I. auricula ire anterieur. Ger., vorderes L. des au eren Ohres. A broad fibrous band extending between the cauda helicis and the root of the zygoma. [L, 142, 172, 332.] Anterior carpal 1's. Lat., ligament a carpi volaria. The 1's uniting the palmar surfaces of the carpal bones. [L, 332.] Anterior common spinal (or vertebral) 1. Lat., lig amentum commune vertebrale anterius (seu anticum}, lig amentum longitudinale anterius (seu anticum). Ger., vorderes Ldngsband (oder gerne in.iames Wirbelbandt. A strong ligamentous band on the fronts of the bodies of the vertebrae, reaching from the axis to the first bone of the sacrum, becoming broader as it descends. [0, 3.] Anterior cos to-central 1. Lat., lig amentum cos to-vertebrale (seu capituli costae) anterius (seu radiatum). Ger., vorderes Rippenkopfband. A radiating 1. consisting of three bundles which converge on the anterior surface of the head of a rib from the bodies of the adjoining vertebrae and from the intervertebral cartilage between them. [L, 31, 142, 332.] Anterior cos to-sternal 1's. Lat., ligament a cos to-sternal i a anterior a. Oblique (in both directions) and transverse fibrous bands which extend between the anterior surfaces of the cartilages of the true ribs and the sternum. [L, 142, 172.] Anterior cos to-transverse 1. Lat., lig amentum cos to-transver arium anticum. See Superior cos to-transverse I. Anterior crico-thyreoid 1. A thickening of the lig amentum crieo-thyreoideum capsulare upon its anterior surface. [L, 332.] Anterior crucial 1. Lat., lig amentum cruciatum anterius. Ger., vorderes Kreuzband. The shorter and smaller of the crucial 1's of the knee joint. It is attached below to the upper surface of the tibia between the anterior extremities of the inter articular fibro-cartilages, and above to the popliteal or internal surface of the external condyle of the femur. [L, 31, 142, 332.] Anterior ilio-femoral 1. Lat., lig amentum ilio-femorale anterius (seu inferius). The anterior (internal) portion of the ilio-femoral L; inserted into the root of the le er trochanter of the femur. [L,.332 (a, 39).] Anterior Ilia-Mend 1. See Anterior sacro-iliac I. Anterior inferior tibio-fibular 1. See Anterior I. of the inferior tibio-fibular articulation. Anterior 1. of the ankle joint. Lat., lig amentum malleoli extend anticum. Fr., I. anterieur du cou-de-pied. A 1. consisting of a few bundles of fibrous ti ue, placed in front of the ankle joint. [L.] Anterior 1's of the O, no; O, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th", the; U, like oo in too; [s. 621]