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(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)The fibrous part of a ligament in which the conchiolin is impregnated with calcium carbonate; elastic to compression.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
fibrous ligament
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Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
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ligament — /lig euh meuhnt/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc. 2. a tie or bond: The desire for personal freedom is a ligament uniting all peoples. [1375 1425; late ME < ML… … Universalium
Fibrous connective tissue — In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue (FCT) is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagenous fibers. Such tissues form ligaments and tendons; the majority of the… … Wikipedia
