- l. acromioclaviculare [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular ligament.
- l. anococcygeum SYN: anococcygeal ligament.
- l. anulare [TA] SYN: anular ligament.
- l. arteriosum [TA] fibrous remnant of the ductus arteriosus extending between the aortic arch and the pulmonary trunk. SYN: arterial ligament, Botallo ligament.
- ligamenta auricularia [TA] SYN: ligaments of auricle, under ligament.
- l. bifurcatum [TA] SYN: bifurcate ligament.
- l. calcaneocuboideum [TA] SYN: calcaneocuboid ligament.
- l. calcaneocuboideum plantare [TA] SYN: plantar calcaneocuboid ligament.
- l. calcaneofibulare [TA] SYN: calcaneofibular ligament.
- l. calcaneonaviculare [TA] SYN: calcaneonavicular ligament.
- l. calcaneonaviculare plantare [TA] SYN: plantar calcaneonavicular ligament.
- l. calcaneotibiale SYN: tibiocalcaneal part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.
- l. capitis costae intraarticulare SYN: intraarticular ligament of head of rib.
- ligamenta capitulorum transversa deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament.
- l. capsulare [TA] SYN: capsular ligament.
- l. cardinale [TA] SYN: cardinal ligament.
- l. carpi dorsale SYN: extensor retinaculum.
- l. carpi transversum SYN: flexor retinaculum.
- l. carpi volare SYN: flexor retinaculum.
- ligamenta carpometacarpalia dorsalia [TA] SYN: dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta carpometacarpalia (dorsalia/palmaria) [TA] SYN: carpometacarpal ligaments (dorsal and palmar), under ligament.
- ligamenta carpometacarpalia palmaria [TA] SYN: palmar carpometacarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- l. caudale SYN: retinaculum caudale.
- l. ceratocricoideum [TA] SYN: ceratocricoid ligament.
- l. collaterale, pl.ligamenta collateralia [TA] SYN: collateral ligament.
- l. collaterale carpi radiale articulationis radiocarpalis [TA] SYN: radial collateral ligament of wrist joint.
- l. collaterale carpi ulnare [TA]
- l. collaterale carpi ulnare articulationis radiocarpalis SYN: ulnar collateral ligament of wrist joint.
- l. collaterale fibulare [TA] SYN: fibular collateral ligament.
- l. collaterale tibiale [TA] SYN: tibial collateral ligament.
- l. colli costae SYN: costotransverse ligament.
- l. conoideum [TA] SYN: conoid ligament.
- l. coracoacromiale [TA] SYN: coracoacromial ligament.
- l. coracoclaviculare [TA] SYN: coracoclavicular ligament.
- l. coracohumerale [TA] SYN: coracohumeral ligament.
- l. corniculopharyngeum SYN: cricopharyngeal ligament.
- l. costoclaviculare [TA] SYN: costoclavicular ligament.
- l. costotransversarium [TA] SYN: costotransverse ligament.
- l. costotransversarium anterius SYN: superior costotransverse ligament.
- l. costotransversarium laterale [TA] SYN: lateral costotransverse ligament.
- l. costotransversarium superius [TA] SYN: superior costotransverse ligament.
- l. costoxiphoideum [TA] SYN: costoxiphoid ligament.
- l. cotyloideum SYN: acetabular labrum.
- l. cricoarytenoideum posterius SYN: cricoarytenoid ligament.
- l. cricopharyngeum [TA] SYN: cricopharyngeal ligament.
- l. cricotracheale [TA] SYN: cricotracheal ligament.
- ligamenta cuboideonaviculare [TA] SYN: cuboideonavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. cuboideonaviculare dorsale [TA] SYN: dorsal cuboideonavicular ligament.
- ligamenta cuboideonavicularia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar cuboideonavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. cuneocuboideum [TA] SYN: cuneocuboid ligaments, under ligament.
- l. cuneocuboideum dorsale [TA] SYN: dorsal cuneocuboid ligament.
- l. cuneocuboideum interosseum SYN: cuneocuboid interosseous ligament.
- l. cuneocuboideum plantare [TA] SYN: plantar cuneocuboid ligament.
- ligamenta cuneometatarsalia interossea [TA] SYN: cuneometatarsal interosseous ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia [TA] SYN: dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta cuneonavicularia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. denticulatum [TA] SYN: denticulate ligament.
- l. duodenorenale SYN: duodenorenal ligament.
- ligamenta epididymidis (inferius et superius) [TA] SYN: ligaments of epididymis (inferior and superior), under ligament.
- l. epididymidis inferius [TA] SYN: inferior ligament of epididymis.
- l. epididymidis superius [TA] SYN: superior ligament of epididymis.
- ligamenta extracapsularia [TA] SYN: extracapsular ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta flava [TA] paired ligaments of yellow elastic fibrous tissue, which bind together the laminae of adjoining vertebrae, forming the dorsal wall of the vertebral canal between the vertebra or laminae; penetration of the l. flavum with a trocar during epidural or spinal puncture produces a distinct feel (“pop”), letting the practitioner know that the tip of the trocar has entered the epidural space. SYN: yellow ligament.
- l. gastrocolicum [TA] SYN: gastrocolic ligament.
- l. gastrolienale gastrosplenic ligament.
- l. gastrophrenicum [TA] SYN: gastrophrenic ligament.
- l. gastrosplenicum [TA] SYN: gastrosplenic ligament.
- l. genitoinguinale SYN: genitoinguinal ligament.
- ligamenta glenohumeralia [TA] SYN: glenohumeral ligaments, under ligament.
- l. hepatocolicum [TA] SYN: hepatocolic ligament.
- l. hepatoduodenale [TA] SYN: hepatoduodenal ligament.
- l. hepatoesophageum [TA] SYN: hepatoesophageal ligament.
- l. hepatogastricum [TA] SYN: hepatogastric ligament.
- l. hepatorenale [TA] SYN: hepatorenal ligament.
- l. hyaloideo-capsulare SYN: hyalocapsular ligament.
- l. hyoepiglotticum [TA] SYN: hyoepiglottic ligament.
- l. hyothyroideum laterale SYN: lateral thyrohyoid ligament.
- l. iliofemorale [TA] SYN: iliofemoral ligament.
- l. iliolumbale [TA] SYN: iliolumbar ligament.
- l. iliopectineale SYN: iliopectineal arch.
- l. inguinale [TA] SYN: inguinal ligament.
- ligamenta intercarpalia [TA] SYN: intercarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- l. intercarpalia interossea interosseous intercarpal ligament. See intercarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- l. interclaviculare [TA] SYN: interclavicular ligament.
- ligamenta intercostalia SYN: intercostal membranes, under membrane.
- ligamenta intercuneiformia [TA] SYN: intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta intercuneiformia dorsalia dorsal intercuneiform ligament. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta intercuneiformia interossea interosseous intercuneiform ligaments. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta intercuneiformia plantaria plantar intercuneiform ligaments. See intercuneiform ligaments, under ligament.
- l. interfoveolare [TA] SYN: interfoveolar ligament.
- l. interspinale [TA] SYN: interspinous ligament.
- l. intertransversarium [TA] SYN: intertransverse ligament.
- ligamenta intracapsularia [TA] SYN: intracapsular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. ischiocapsulare SYN: ischiofemoral ligament.
- l. ischiofemorale [TA] SYN: ischiofemoral ligament.
- l. jugale SYN: cricopharyngeal ligament.
- l. lacunare [TA] SYN: lacunar ligament.
- l. laterale articulationis temporomandibularis [TA] SYN: lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint.
- l. latum pulmonis SYN: pulmonary ligament.
- l. latum uteri [TA] SYN: broad ligament of the uterus.
- l. lienorenale splenorenal ligament.
- l. longitudinale anterius [TA] SYN: anterior longitudinal ligament.
- ligamenta longitudinalia SYN: longitudinal ligaments, under ligament.
- l. lumbocostale [TA] SYN: lumbocostal ligament.
- l. mediale articulationis temporomandibularis [TA] SYN: medial ligament of temporomandibular joint.
- l. mediale puboprostaticum pubovesical ligament (of male).
- ligamenta meniscofemoralia [TA] SYN: meniscofemoral ligaments, under ligament.
- l. meniscofemorale anterius [TA] SYN: anterior meniscofemoral ligament.
- ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia [TA] SYN: dorsal metacarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta metacarpalia interossea [TA] SYN: interosseous metacarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria [TA] SYN: palmar metacarpal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia [TA] SYN: dorsal metatarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta metatarsalia interossea [TA] SYN: metatarsal interosseous ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar metatarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta navicularicuneiformia dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament, plantar cuneonavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. nuchae [TA] a sagittal ligamentous band at the back of the neck, formed of thickened supraspinous ligaments; it extends from the external occipital protuberance to the posterior border of the foramen magnum cranially and to the seventh cervical spinous process caudally. SYN: nuchal ligament, apparatus ligamentosus colli.
- ligamenta ossiculorum auditorium ligaments of auditory ossicles, under ligament.
- ligamenta ossiculorum auditus [TA] SYN: ligaments of auditory ossicles, under ligament.
- l. ovarii proprium [TA] SYN: ligament of ovary.
- ligamenta palmaria [TA] SYN: palmar ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta palmaria articulationis interphalangeae manus [TA] SYN: palmar ligaments of interphalangeal joints of hand, under ligament.
- ligamenta palmaria articulationis metacarpophalangeae [TA] SYN: palmar ligaments of metacarpophalangeal joints, under ligament.
- l. patellae [TA] SYN: patellar ligament.
- l. pectinatum anguli iridocornealis pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle. See trabecular tissue of sclera.
- l. pectineale [TA] SYN: pectineal ligament.
- l. phrenicocolicum [TA] SYN: phrenicocolic ligament.
- l. phrenicolienale SYN: phrenicosplenic ligament.
- l. phrenicosplenicum [TA] SYN: phrenicosplenic ligament.
- l. pisohamatum [TA] SYN: pisohamate ligament.
- l. pisometacarpeum [TA] SYN: pisometacarpal ligament.
- ligamenta plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta plantaria articulationis interphalangeae pedis [TA] SYN: plantar ligaments of interphalangeal joints of foot, under ligament.
- ligamenta plantaria articulationis metatarsophalangeae [TA] SYN: plantar ligaments of metatarsophalangeal joints, under ligament.
- l. pterygospinale [TA] SYN: pterygospinous ligament.
- l. pubocapsulare SYN: pubofemoral ligament.
- l. pubofemorale [TA] SYN: pubofemoral ligament.
- l. puboprostaticum [TA] SYN: puboprostatic ligament.
- l. puboprostaticum laterale See puboprostatic ligament.
- l. puboprostaticum mediale See puboprostatic ligament.
- l. pubovesicale (femininum) [TA] SYN: pubovesical ligament (of female).
- l. pubovesicale (masculinum) [TA] SYN: pubovesical ligament (of male).
- l. pulmonale [TA] SYN: pulmonary ligament.
- l. quadratum [TA] SYN: quadrate ligament.
- l. radiocarpale dorsale [TA] SYN: dorsal radiocarpal ligament.
- l. radiocarpale palmare [TA] SYN: palmar radiocarpal ligament.
- l. reflexum [TA] SYN: reflected inguinal ligament.
- l. sacrococcygeum anterius [TA] SYN: anterior sacrococcygeal ligament.
- l. sacrococcygeum laterale [TA] SYN: lateral sacrococcygeal ligament.
- l. sacrodurale SYN: sacrodural ligament.
- ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora [TA] SYN: anterior sacroiliac ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea [TA] SYN: interosseous sacroiliac ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora [TA] SYN: posterior sacroiliac ligaments, under ligament.
- l. sacrospinale [TA] SYN: sacrospinous ligament.
- l. sacrospinosum SYN: sacrospinous ligament.
- l. sacrotuberale [TA] SYN: sacrotuberous ligament.
- l. sacrotuberosum SYN: sacrotuberous ligament.
- l. serosum SYN: serous ligament.
- l. sphenomandibulare [TA] SYN: sphenomandibular ligament.
- l. splenorenale [TA] SYN: splenorenal ligament.
- ligamenta sternoclavicularia SYN: sternoclavicular ligaments, under ligament.
- l. sternoclaviculare anterius [TA] SYN: anterior sternoclavicular ligament.
- l. sternocostale intraarticulare [TA] SYN: intraarticular sternocostal ligament.
- ligamenta sternocostalia radiata [TA] SYN: radiate sternocostal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta sternopericardiaca [TA] SYN: sternopericardial ligaments, under ligament.
- l. stylohyoideum [TA] SYN: stylohyoid ligament.
- l. stylomandibulare [TA] SYN: stylomandibular ligament.
- l. supraspinale [TA] SYN: supraspinous ligament.
- ligamenta suspensoria mammaria SYN: suspensory ligaments of breast, under ligament.
- l. suspensorium axillae [TA] SYN: suspensory ligament of axilla.
- l. suspensorium clitoridis [TA] SYN: suspensory ligament of clitoris.
- l. suspensorium duodeni suspensory muscle of duodenum.
- l. suspensorium ovarii [TA] SYN: suspensory ligament of ovary.
- l. talocalcaneum [TA] SYN: talocalcaneal ligament.
- l. talocalcaneare interosseum SYN: talocalcaneal interosseous ligament.
- l. talocalcaneum laterale [TA] SYN: lateral talocalcaneal ligament.
- l. talocalcaneum mediale [TA] SYN: medial talocalcaneal ligament.
- l. talofibulare anterius [TA] SYN: anterior talofibular ligament.
- l. talonaviculare [TA] SYN: talonavicular ligament.
- l. talotibiale anterius SYN: anterior tibiotalar part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.
- l. talotibiale posterius SYN: tibiotalar part of medial ligament of ankle joint. SEE ALSO: medial ligament of ankle joint.
- ligamenta tarsi [TA] SYN: tarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta tarsi interossea [TA] SYN: tarsal interosseous ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta tarsometatarsalia [TA] SYN: tarsometatarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta tarsometatarsalia dorsalia [TA] SYN: dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- ligamenta tarsometatarsalia plantaria [TA] SYN: plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments, under ligament.
- l. testis the caudal portion of the embryonic urogenital ridge; the upper third of the gubernaculum testis.
- l. thyroepiglotticum [TA] SYN: thyroepiglottic ligament.
- l. thyrohyoideum laterale [TA] SYN: lateral thyrohyoid ligament.
- l. thyrohyoideum medianum [TA] SYN: median thyrohyoid ligament.
- l. tibiofibulare anterius [TA] SYN: anterior tibiofibular ligament.
- l. tibiofibulare medium SYN: interosseous membrane of leg.
- l. transversale cervicis SYN: cardinal ligament.
- l. transversum acetabuli [TA] SYN: transverse acetabular ligament.
- l. transversum atlantis [TA] SYN: transverse ligament of the atlas.
- l. transversum humeri [TA] SYN: transverse humeral ligament.
- l. transversum perinei [TA] SYN: transverse perineal ligament.
- l. trapezoideum [TA] SYN: trapezoid ligament.
- l. triangulare SYN: perineal membrane.
- l. triangulare dextrum hepatis [TA] SYN: right triangular ligament of liver.
- l. triangulare sinistrum hepatis [TA] SYN: left triangular ligament of liver.
- l. tuberculi costae SYN: lateral costotransverse ligament.
- l. ulnocarpale palmare [TA] SYN: palmar ulnocarpal ligament.
- l. uteroovaricum ligament of ovary.
- l. venosum [TA] a thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the l. venosum, the remains of the ductus venosus of the fetus. SYN: Arantius ligament, l. ductus venosi, venous ligament.
- l. ventriculare SYN: vestibular ligament.
- l. vestibulare [TA] SYN: vestibular ligament.
- l. vocale [TA] SYN: vocal ligament.
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lig·a·men·tum (lig″ə-menґtəm) pl. ligamenґta [L. “a bandage,†from ligare to bind] [TA] ligament.Descriptions are given on TA terms and include anglicized names of specific ligaments.
Medical dictionary. 2011.