temporomandibular ligament


lat·er·al lig·a·ment of tem·po·ro·man·dib·u·lar joint

[TA] the capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym(s): ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis [TA], Ferrein ligament, lateral temporomandibular ligament, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament

lat·er·al lig·a·ment of tem·po·ro·man·dib·u·lar joint

(latĕr-ăl ligă-mĕnt tempŏr-ō-man-dibyū-lăr joynt) [TA] Capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint.
Synonym(s): temporomandibular ligament.