suspensory ligament of the ovary

suspensory ligament of the ovary

noun

Definition of SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT OF THE OVARY

: a fold of peritoneum that consists of a part of the broad ligament that is attached to the ovary near the end joining the fallopian tube and that contains blood and lymph vessels passing to and from the ovary—called also infundibulopelvic ligament; compare ligament of the ovary