Word of the Day:
ligament
What It Means
A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
That which binds or acts as a ligament.
Ligament in Context
“Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
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