1. A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.
2. A unifying or connecting tie or bond.

One of a number of ligaments encircling various parts; the principal anular ligaments are those of the stapes, radius, and trachea.

The internal lateral or medial ligament of the ankle joint.

A peritoneal fold (smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen) which extends from the diaphragm (thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen) and the front part of the left kidney to a region of the spleen, conducting the splenic vessels from the back wall to the spleen.

Meckel band, the portion of the anterior ligament of the malleus that extends from the base of the anterior process through the petrotympanic fissure, to attach to the spine of the sphenoid.

An elastic ligament extending from the external occipital protuberance to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.

The ligament that connects the first rib and the clavicle near its sternal end.

It limits the elevation of the shoulder (at the sternoclavicular joint).

Fibers that unite, or tie together, opposed bones forming a cranial suture.