| ligamentum coracoacromiale | <anatomy> The heavy arched fibrous band that passes between the coracoid process and the acromion above the shoulder joint; the osseofibrous arch thus formed prevents upward dislocation of the shoulder (glanohumeral) joint. Synonym: ligamentum coracoacromiale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum coracoclaviculare | <anatomy> The strong ligament that unites the clavicle to the coracoid process; it is subdivided into the conoid ligamentum and the trapezoid ligamentum. The free upper limb is passively suspended from the clavicular "strut" by the coracoclavicular ligament; the ligament also plays an important role in preventing dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint. Synonym: ligamentum coracoclaviculare, Caldani's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum coracohumerale | The ligament that passes from the base of the coracoid process to the greater tubercle of the humerus. Synonym: ligamentum coracohumerale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum corniculopharyngeum | <anatomy> An elastic band connecting the tip of the corniculate (Santorini's) cartilage and the lamina of the cricoid cartilage and continuing into the pharyngeal mucosa covering the cricoid lamina. Synonym: ligamentum cricopharyngeum, corniculopharyngeal ligament, cricosantorinian ligament, jugal ligament, ligamentum corniculopharyngeum, ligamentum jugale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum coronarium hepatis | Peritoneal reflections from the liver to the diaphragm at the margins of the bare area of the liver. Synonym: ligamentum coronarium hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costoclaviculare | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the first rib and the clavicle near its sternal end; limits elavation of shoulder (at sternoclavicular joint). Synonym: ligamentum costoclaviculare, rhomboid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the dorsal aspect of the neck of a rib to the ventral aspect of the corresponding transverse process. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium, ligamentum colli costae, middle costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium anterius | <anatomy> The fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium superius, anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium laterale | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium posterius | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium superius | <anatomy> The fibrous band that extends upward from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the next higher vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium superius, anterior costotransverse ligament, ligamentum costotransversarium anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costoxiphoideum | <anatomy> The ligament that connects the xiphoid process to the seventh, and often to the sixth, costal cartilages. Synonym: ligamentum costoxiphoideum, chondroxiphoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cotyloideum | A fibrocartilaginous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip bone. Synonym: labrum acetabulare, acetabular lip, circumferential cartilage, cotyloid ligament, ligamentum cotyloideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius | <anatomy> The ligament that passes downward from the posterior border of the arytenoid cartilage to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cricopharyngeum | <anatomy> An elastic band connecting the tip of the corniculate (Santorini's) cartilage and the lamina of the cricoid cartilage and continuing into the pharyngeal mucosa covering the cricoid lamina. Synonym: ligamentum cricopharyngeum, corniculopharyngeal ligament, cricosantorinian ligament, jugal ligament, ligamentum corniculopharyngeum, ligamentum jugale. (05 Mar 2000) |