check ligament
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check ligament — chek n 1) ALAR LIGAMENT (1) 2) either of two expansions of the sheaths of rectus muscles of the eye each of which prob. restrains the activity of the muscle with which it is associated: a) an expansion of the sheath of the lateral rectus that is… … Medical dictionary
check ligament medial — an extension from the fascia covering the medial rectus muscle, attaching to the lacrimal bone immediately posterior to the posterior lateral crest; called also check ligament of medial rectus muscle … Medical dictionary
check ligament of medial rectus muscle — medial check ligament … Medical dictionary
lateral check ligament — n CHECK LIGAMENT (2a) … Medical dictionary
medial check ligament — n CHECK LIGAMENT (2b) … Medical dictionary
check ligament lateral — lacertus musculi recti lateralis bulbi … Medical dictionary
check ligament of lateral rectus muscle — lacertus musculi recti lateralis bulbi … Medical dictionary
Alar ligament — Ligament: Alar ligament Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Alar ligament labeled at center right.) Latin ligamenta alaria Gray s … Wikipedia
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
alar ligament — n 1) either of a pair of strong rounded fibrous cords of which one arises on each side of the cranial part of the odontoid process, passes obliquely and laterally upward, and inserts on the medial side of a condyle of the occipital bone called… … Medical dictionary
