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ligament

[lig-uh-muhnt] / ˈlɪg ə mənt /




NOUN
tendon
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The 27-year-old Arsenal forward arrived at the awards on crutches after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury against Manchester United in November.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022

Known by its clunky official name - Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair with Internal Brace - it could be called “Tommy John lite.”

From Washington Times • May 29, 2017

In the study by the American Sports Medicine Institute titled “Outcome of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in 1,281 Athletes,” doctors conducted follow-up interviews with athletes they had operated on from 1985 to 2008.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2010

March 09 Twins’ Nathan Has Torn Ligament Joe Nathan's season is in doubt after it was disclosed Tuesday that he has a "significant tear" of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2010

The Cubit�us Externus taking its rise from the hinder-part of the Elbow, passeth under the Annular Ligament, and adheres to the upper and outward-part of the Bone of the Metacarpus that stayeth the little Finger.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel




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