transverse ligament

noun

Medical Definition of transverse ligament

: any of various ligaments situated transversely with respect to a bodily axis or part: as

a : the transverse part of the cruciate ligament of the atlas

b : one in the anterior part of the knee connecting the anterior margins of the lateral and medial menisci

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