Ligament

/ˈlɪɡəmənt/

Synonyms for "ligament" (37 found)

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Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries
anatomical structureattachmentbinding mechanismbondcohesion mechanismconnective tissue

More specific

7 entries
anterior cruciate ligamenteconomic tieinstitutional bondlateral collateral ligamentmedial collateral ligamentposterior cruciate ligamentsocial glue

Collocations

6 entries
anterior cruciate ligamentlateral collateral ligamentmedial collateral ligamentposterior cruciate ligamentruptured ligamentsprained ligament

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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If she's not careful she'll tear a ligament doing that.

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He tore his ligament.

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Have you ever had a pulled ligament? It hurts like hell.

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I tore a ligament in my knee and had to have surgery.

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