Anatomy
articular ligament
ar·tic·u·lar lig·a·ment
Subclass of:
Ligaments; Joints
Definitions related to articular ligaments:
  • (joint ligament) Band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (ligaments, articular) Fibrous cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE that attach bones to each other and hold together the many types of joints in the body. Articular ligaments are strong, elastic, and allow movement in only specific directions, depending on the individual joint.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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