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ligaments

2 definitions • 1 example

1

any of the strong fibres (= strips of tissue) in the body that connect bones together, limiting movements in joints (= places where two bones are connected) and supporting muscles and other tissue

2

any of the strong strips of tissue in the body that connect various bones together, that limit movements in joints, and that support muscles and other tissue:

Examples:

She tore a ligament in her knee while she was playing basketball.

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