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English noun: ligament

1. ligament (body) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs


Broader (hypernym)connective tissue


Narrower (hyponym)falciform ligament, ligamentum teres uteri, round ligament of the uterus


Part meronymmuscle system, muscular structure, musculature

2. ligament (artifact) any connection or unifying bond


Broader (hypernym)attachment, bond


Narrower (hyponym)binder, chain, ligature, wire









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