ligament
A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bonesA band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
» Tom tore a ligament doing that.
Meaning
2 sensesA band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
Band, Ligament
свя́зкаsvjázka, лигаме́нтligamént
зв'я́зкаzvʺjázka
a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
(figuratively)That which binds or acts as a ligament.
1845, Daniel Webster, oration on Justice Joseph Story Justice is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
Examples
8 sentencesTom tore a ligament doing that.
If she's not careful she'll tear a ligament doing that.
Tendons and ligaments are more fragile than you might think.
deSehnen und Bänder sind anfälliger, als man meinen könnte. — Yorwba
I tore a ligament in my knee and had to have surgery.
He tore his ligament.
deEr hat sich einen Bänderriss zugezogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).From Middle English ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
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