ligamentaryadj.
/ˌlɪɡəˈmɛnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌlɪɡəˈmɛn(t)əri/ a. Of the nature of or composing a ligament; consisting of the tissue proper to ligaments.
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ligamental1578
sinewy1578
ligamentous1683
ligamentary1744
1744 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic III. 411 Besides these ligamentary Fasciæ, there are also others more broad and muscular.
1783 H. Watson in Med. Communications 1 188 The ligamentary periosteum, which covers the vertebræ.
1832 Westm. Rev. 17 312 Flax..is applied by the natives to almost every purpose of clothing, building, packing, or wherever ligamentary structure can be turned to account.
b. Of or pertaining to a ligament.
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sinewish1530
ligamentous1804
ligamentary1816
1816 D. P. Blaine Outl. Vet. Art (ed. 2) 411 Ossifications and ligamentary enlargements.
1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 87 In some of the nail-heads..there appear well-marked ligamentary impressions.
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