| ligamentum intercuneiformia dorsalia | Dorsal intercuneiform ligament. See: intercuneiform ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum intercuneiformia interossea | Interosseous intercuneiform ligament. See: intercuneiform ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum intercuneiformia plantaria | Plantar intercuneiform ligament. See: intercuneiform ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum interfoveolare | <anatomy> Fibrous or muscular strands that lie medial to the deep inguinal ring, extending from the lower border of the transversus muscle to the lacunar ligament and pectineal fascia. Synonym: ligamentum interfoveolare, Hesselbach's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum interspinale | <anatomy> Bands of fibrous tissue that connect the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae. Synonym: ligamentum interspinale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum intertransversarium | <anatomy> One of the ligaments that connect the transverse processes of adjacent vertebrae. Synonym: ligamentum intertransversarium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum ischiocapsulare | <anatomy> The thickened part of the capsule of the hip joint that passes from the ischium upward and laterally over the femoral neck; some of its fibres continue into the zona orbicularis. Synonym: ligamentum ischiofemorale, ischiocapsular ligament, ligamentum ischiocapsulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum ischiofemorale | <anatomy> The thickened part of the capsule of the hip joint that passes from the ischium upward and laterally over the femoral neck; some of its fibres continue into the zona orbicularis. Synonym: ligamentum ischiofemorale, ischiocapsular ligament, ligamentum ischiocapsulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum jugale | <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 laciniatum | A wide band passing from the medial malleolus to the medial and upper border of the calcaneus and to the plantar surface as far as the navicular bone; it holds in place the tendons of the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum flexorum, laciniate ligament, ligamentum laciniatum, retinaculum of flexor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum lacunare | <anatomy> A curved fibrous band that passes horizontally backward from the medial end of the inguinal ligament to the pectineal line; it forms the medial boundary of the femoral ring. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum lacunare, Gimbernat's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis | <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum latum pulmonis | <anatomy> Two-layered fold formed as the pleura of the mediastinum is reflected onto the lung inferior to the root of the lung. Synonym: ligamentum pulmonale, ligamentum latum pulmonis, Teutleben's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum latum uteri | The peritoneal fold passing from the lateral margin of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis on either side, and in so doing also ensheathing the ovaries and uterine tubes. Synonym: ligamentum latum uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum lienorenale | splenorenal ligament, splenorenal ligament |