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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

ligamentous

/lig-uh-men-tuhs/US // ˌlɪg əˈmɛn təs //UK // (ˌlɪɡəˈmɛntəs) //

韧带的,韧带,韧带型,韧带性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.

Examples

  • It never shows the mark of the ligamentous attachment to the head of the femur, which is seen in Mammals.

  • The Posterior Border, thick in the middle, but thinner towards the extremities, is roughened for ligamentous attachment.

  • It is too, in a sense, the origin of the discontinuous tendinous and ligamentous structures of the body.

  • The plastron is united to the carapace by ligamentous tissue and is somewhat flexible anteriorly and posteriorly.

  • Remnants of the left aortic arch persist sometimes in the shape of a ligamentous strand.

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