“ligament of”

The following 6 entries include the term ligament of.

apical ligament of the dens

noun

: a fibrous cord between the two alar ligaments that extends from the tip of the dens to the anterior margin of the foramen magnum

ligament of Cooper

noun

ligament of the ovary

noun

: a rounded cord of fibrous and muscular tissue extending from each superior angle of the uterus to the inner extremity of the ovary of the same side see suspensory ligament of the ovary

ligament of Treitz

noun

: a band of smooth muscle extending from the junction of the duodenum and jejunum to the left crus of the diaphragm and functioning as a suspensory ligament

ligament of Zinn

noun

: the common tendon of the inferior rectus and the internal rectus muscles of the eye

suspensory ligament of the ovary

noun

: 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 compare ligament of the ovary


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