- Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to
another; a bandage; a bond. - A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective
tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. - A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which
supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament,
connecting the diaphragm and stomach.
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