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Cooper's ligament

Cooper's ligament noun: any of the connective tissue elements in the breast that help maintain structural integrity.

Noun

Cooper's ligament (plural Cooper's ligaments)

  1. Any of the connective tissue elements in the breast that help maintain structural integrity.
  2. An extension of the lacunar ligament, running on the pectineal line of the pubic bone and serving as the posterior border of the femoral ring.

Forms of Cooper's ligament

pluralCooper's ligaments

Origin of Cooper's ligament

Named for Astley Cooper, who described both structures in the first half of the 19th century.

Questions about Cooper's ligament

What does Cooper's ligament mean?
Cooper's ligament means any of the connective tissue elements in the breast that help maintain structural integrity.
What part of speech is Cooper's ligament?
Cooper's ligament is a noun.
What is the plural of Cooper's ligament?
The plural of Cooper's ligament is Cooper's ligaments.

Words near Cooper's ligament in the dictionary

  1. Cooper vane
  2. Cooper vanes
  3. cooper's flag
  4. Cooper's hawk
  5. Cooper's hawks
  6. Cooper's ligament
  7. Cooper's ligaments
  8. cooperability
  9. Cooperabung
  10. cooperad
  11. cooperads

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