What is another word for ligament?
232 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɪɡəmənt], [ lˈɪɡəmənt], [ l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]
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Synonyms for Ligament:
n.
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- Achilles Tendon,
- cartilage,
- ABS,
- erector muscle,
- biceps,
- disk,
- fiber,
- abductor,
- ciliary muscle,
- connect,
- adductor.
- clasp,
- hook,
- medium,
- string,
- stay,
- knitting,
- brad,
- spike,
- tack,
- fuse,
- snap,
- coupling,
- braid,
- clip,
- button,
- guy,
- band,
- twine,
- cotter,
- buckle,
- anchor,
- belt,
- fastening,
- paste,
- middleman,
- rabbet,
- suture,
- clamp,
- catch,
- bracket,
- pin,
- bonding,
- zipper,
- binder,
- go-between,
- tie,
- cinch,
- chain,
- bolt,
- stitch,
- hawser,
- mediator,
- hinge,
- mucilage,
- lock,
- glue,
- weld,
- binding,
- grapnel,
- vise,
- staple,
- thread,
- seal,
- brace,
- agent,
- latch,
- nail,
- lace,
- cement,
- skewer,
- hitch,
- clinch,
- rivet,
- strap,
- cincture,
- cleat,
- connector,
- hasp,
- closure.
- connection,
- joint,
- twist,
- twirl,
- kink,
- mat,
- perplexity,
- coil,
- screw,
- contortion,
- snag,
- bunch,
- snarl,
- entanglement,
- warp,
- whirl,
- tangle,
- spiral,
- whorl.
- connective,
- articulation,
- contact,
- relationship,
- hookup,
- channel,
- junction,
- interconnection,
- section,
- intersection,
- seam,
- part,
- network,
- ring,
- division,
- in,
- association,
- tie-up,
- loop,
- element,
- joining,
- member,
- constituent,
- piece.
- cord,
- Ligations,
- fastener,
- inter-connections,
- Helixes,
- ligament,
- helix,
- gnarls,
- peonage,
- link,
- serfdom,
- INS,
- interfaces,
- knot,
- Ligaments,
- copula,
- gnarl,
- coupler,
- ligature,
- tissue,
- Helices,
- splice,
- attachment,
- stickum,
- tendon,
- copulas,
- inter-connection,
- Tissues,
- rosettes,
- rosette,
- connective tissue,
- bond,
- connectives,
- yoke,
- couplers,
- Vinculum,
- Helotry,
- interface,
- ligation.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- fibre,
- withy,
- filament,
- muscle,
- girdle,
- lacing,
- tackle,
- lariat,
- inkle,
- traces,
- chains,
- bone,
- fibrous tissue,
- brail,
- With,
- Cestus,
- Thew,
- noose,
- girder,
- thong,
- fillet,
- ossicle,
- Tiebeam,
- lasso,
- imprisonment,
- standing rigging,
- harness,
- cable,
- yarn,
- running rigging,
- rigging,
- wire,
- white line,
- suspenders,
- adhesive,
- flight strip,
- garter,
- girth,
- nerve,
- Surcingle,
- withe,
- halter,
- roller,
- spun yarn,
- strand.
How to use "Ligament" in context?
An ligament is a type of supportive connective tissue that connects bones during development or growth. They are also present in the body's muscles and connective tissue. Ligaments limit movement in certain directions, such as when a muscle pulls on a bone.
Homophones for Ligament:
- law agent, lagend, ligand, Low Sunday, locksmith, liquescent, lignite, licentiate, luganda, lessened, locomote, lycaenid, loosened, lace into, lucent, leech onto, like-minded, locknut, loose-jointed, luck into, look into, laciniate, lycaenidae, loose end, Leigh Hunt, lucanidae, low comedy, legend, like mad, Lake Mead, loose smut.
Holonyms for Ligament:
n.
Hypernym for Ligament:
n.
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body
Falciform Ligament, round ligament of the uterus,Ligamentum Teres Uteri.
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body
Hyponym for Ligament:
n.
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artifact
bond, attachment.
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body
connective tissue.
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artifact
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