Word Meaning

ligament definition and meaning

n. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond.
n. A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.
n. 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.

Crossword clues for ligament

- a tough fibrous tissue that connects bone cartilage and muscle
- Band of tissue joining bones
- Bone-connecting tissue
- Connective tissue
- Tendon