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What is a ligament?

What is a ligament? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
  2. (figuratively) That which binds or acts as a ligament.
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Each specimen was radiographed for possible bony abnormalities and examined for any ligament deficiencies.
Ankle and ligament damage is also common, as well as Achilles tendon rupture and calf tendon tears.
Lowry tore a knee ligament in late August, but he recovered quickly from surgery.
Operative findings revealed a mass within the left broad ligament, predominantly anterior to the uterus and crossing the midline.
After 20 years, I have had an ankle restorative surgical procedure 6 weeks ago to tighten a ligament surrounding the ankle joint.
I was stretchered off and they said it was a classic case of an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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