| ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare | <anatomy> The ligament that unites the plantar surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones of the tarsus. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum cuneocuboidenum | Ligament uniting the lateral cuneiform bone with the cuboid bone. See: dorsal cuneocuboid ligament, interosseous cuneocuboid ligament, plantar cuneocuboid ligament. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboidenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the dorsal margins of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites adjacent margins of the distal end of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the apex of the lateral cuneiform with the medial margin of the plantar suface of the cuboid. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum deltoideum | An alternate term for deltoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum denticulatum | <anatomy> A serrated, shelflike extension of the spinal pia mater projecting in a frontal plane from either side of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord; its 21 pointed processes fuse laterally with the arachnoid and dura mater midway between the exits of the roots of adjacent spinal nerves. Synonym: ligamentum denticulatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum ductus venosi | A thin fibrous cord, lying in the fissure of the ligamentum venosum, the remains of the ductus venosus of the foetus. Synonym: Arantius' ligament, ligamentum ductus venosi, venous ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum duodenorenale | <anatomy> A fold of peritoneum occasionally passing from the termination of the hepatoduodenal ligament to the front of the right kidney. Synonym: ligamentum duodenorenale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum epididymidis | One of two folds (superior and inferior) of the tunica vaginalis between the epididymis and the testis. Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum epididymidis inferius | The lower of the folds of the tunica vaginalis between the body of the epididymis and the testis. Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum epididymidis superius | The uppermost of the two folds of the tunica vaginalis between the head of the epididymis and the testis. Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum falciforme | A continuation of the inner border of the sacrotuberous ligament upward and forward on the inner aspect of the ramus of the ischium. Synonym: processus falciformis, falciform ligament, ligamentum falciforme. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum falciforme hepatis | A crescentic fold of peritoneum extending to the surface of the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall; the round ligament lies in its free inferior border, derivative of embryonic ventral mesogastrium. Synonym: ligamentum falciforme hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum flavum | One of a series of bands of yellow (latin flavum) elastic tissue attached to and extending between the ventral portions of the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae, from the junction of the axis and the third cervical vertebra to the junction of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the sacrum. They assist in maintaining or regaining the erect position and serve to close in the spaces between the arches. (12 Dec 1998) |