bifurcate ligament

bi·fur·cate lig·a·ment

[TA] a strong, V-shaped dorsal tarsal ligament on the dorsum of the foot that passes from the calcaneus distal to the tarsal sinus and attaches to cuboid and navicular bones; it is divided into the dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament and the (dorsal) calcaneonavicular ligament. Synonym(s): ligamentum bifurcatum [TA], bifurcated ligament