Ligament
noun
A piece of tough, flexible tissue that connects bones or holds organs in place.
He tore a ligament in his knee while playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- torn ligament
- sprained ligament
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Technical
noun
A bond or tie between people or groups.
The ligament of trust between them was destroyed after the betrayal.
Often appears as...
- ligament of trust
- ligament of unity
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Academic
noun
A piece of tough, flexible tissue that connects bones or holds organs in place.
He tore a ligament in his knee while playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- torn ligament
- sprained ligament
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A bond or tie between people or groups.
The ligament of trust between them was destroyed after the betrayal.
Often appears as...
- ligament of trust
- ligament of unity
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Body Mechanics
Ligaments are vital for moving safely and with stability; they help your body's framework.
Proper stretching can prevent ligament injuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Discussing injuries, 'ligament' suggests more severe and longer healing time compared to muscles.
The doctor said the ligament damage might take months to heal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Prevalence
Ligament issues are commonly talked about in sports medicine due to frequent injuries.
Athletes often have ligament repair surgeries.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Mechanics
Ligaments are vital for moving safely and with stability; they help your body's framework.
Proper stretching can prevent ligament injuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Discussing injuries, 'ligament' suggests more severe and longer healing time compared to muscles.
The doctor said the ligament damage might take months to heal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Prevalence
Ligament issues are commonly talked about in sports medicine due to frequent injuries.
Athletes often have ligament repair surgeries.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Mechanics
Ligaments are vital for moving safely and with stability; they help your body's framework.
Proper stretching can prevent ligament injuries.
Pro Tip 2/3Injury Context
Discussing injuries, 'ligament' suggests more severe and longer healing time compared to muscles.
The doctor said the ligament damage might take months to heal.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Prevalence
Ligament issues are commonly talked about in sports medicine due to frequent injuries.
Athletes often have ligament repair surgeries.
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Are athletes really...
and they're throwing themselves across the room. They're essentially jumping. That's the power that's contained in the human body. But normally we can't access nearly all of it. Our brain acts as a limiter, preventing us from accessing all of our physical resources, because we might hurt ourselves, tearing tendons or ligaments.
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Kevin Stone: The...
Then I went on to tear my ACL, the ligament in my knee, and then developed an arthritic knee. And I'm sure that many of you in this audience have that same story, and, by the way, I married a woman who has exactly the same story. So this motivated me to become an orthopedic surgeon
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The benefits of good...
impair your body's ability to deal with the forces on it. Poor posture inflicts extra wear and tear on your joints and ligaments, increases the likelihood of accidents, and makes some organs, like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis,
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Pedestrian Crash Test...
world the polar - dummy actually has a need that that is a has four ligaments in it just like a human knee it has a tibia that's consumable that's replaceable in between tests if it is to break the ribs actually use a different type of sensor than their normal dummy
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Why sitting is bad for...
what happens when you just don't? Let's start with the backbone of the problem, literally. Your spine is a long structure made of bones and the cartilage discs that sit between them. Joints, muscles and ligaments that are attached to the bones hold it all together.
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Why do your knuckles...
Really, though. What's that sound? I mean, why does bending your joints in a certain way make them pop like that? Scientists have offered several explanations, including rapidly stretching ligaments, and in severe cases, actual bones grinding against each other.
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Pythons 101 PIPE National...
and enables the snakes to devour large prey. Flexibility is also aided by pythons' lower right and left jaw bones. Unlike mammals which have one solid lower jawbone, pythons lower jaws are made of two bones linked by an elastic ligament.
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Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
well the diaphragm is a large large muscle and that vibration goes throughout their entire body and that particular vibration that they're creating is healing their bones their muscles their ligaments even their lungs
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What yoga does to your...
ligaments, and tendons to make them more elastic. Over time, regular stretching stimulates stem cells which then differentiate into new muscle tissue and other cells that generate elastic collagen.
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How Snakes Survive Off...
the ligaments connecting the snakes upper and lower jaw elastics so that it can engulf the deers head
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Are athletes really...
and they're throwing themselves across the room. They're essentially jumping. That's the power that's contained in the human body. But normally we can't access nearly all of it. Our brain acts as a limiter, preventing us from accessing all of our physical resources, because we might hurt ourselves, tearing tendons or ligaments.
Video examples
Kevin Stone: The...
Then I went on to tear my ACL, the ligament in my knee, and then developed an arthritic knee. And I'm sure that many of you in this audience have that same story, and, by the way, I married a woman who has exactly the same story. So this motivated me to become an orthopedic surgeon
Video examples
The benefits of good...
impair your body's ability to deal with the forces on it. Poor posture inflicts extra wear and tear on your joints and ligaments, increases the likelihood of accidents, and makes some organs, like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis,
Video examples
Pedestrian Crash Test...
world the polar - dummy actually has a need that that is a has four ligaments in it just like a human knee it has a tibia that's consumable that's replaceable in between tests if it is to break the ribs actually use a different type of sensor than their normal dummy
Video examples
Why sitting is bad for...
what happens when you just don't? Let's start with the backbone of the problem, literally. Your spine is a long structure made of bones and the cartilage discs that sit between them. Joints, muscles and ligaments that are attached to the bones hold it all together.
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
Really, though. What's that sound? I mean, why does bending your joints in a certain way make them pop like that? Scientists have offered several explanations, including rapidly stretching ligaments, and in severe cases, actual bones grinding against each other.
Video examples
Pythons 101 PIPE National...
and enables the snakes to devour large prey. Flexibility is also aided by pythons' lower right and left jaw bones. Unlike mammals which have one solid lower jawbone, pythons lower jaws are made of two bones linked by an elastic ligament.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
well the diaphragm is a large large muscle and that vibration goes throughout their entire body and that particular vibration that they're creating is healing their bones their muscles their ligaments even their lungs
Video examples
What yoga does to your...
ligaments, and tendons to make them more elastic. Over time, regular stretching stimulates stem cells which then differentiate into new muscle tissue and other cells that generate elastic collagen.
Video examples
How Snakes Survive Off...
the ligaments connecting the snakes upper and lower jaw elastics so that it can engulf the deers head
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Vernon Davis
American Football Player
I think the two exercises that have helped me the most include using the bands with my ankles, and then another one of my favorites is where I lean on a balloon-shaped ball with my forehead touching it and rotate my head front, back and sideways to build up the muscles and ligaments in my neck.
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Niall Horan
American Musician
A squirrel attacked me. I got attacked by a squirrel in Battersea Park. They're dangerous. It's rare. I've torn most of the ligaments in my knee. So no football for me. It's early retirement now. I've got a floating knee-cap!
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Gale Sayers
American Athlete
My knee was torn up. I tore every ligament in my knee. It was a very, very bad injury. I had to do what the doctors told me to do, and I did that. The next year, I came back and led the league in rushing.
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Sam Allardyce
English Businessman
Your cruciate ligament, like many long-term injuries... when they come back they're expected to be what they were before the injury. While fit it sometimes takes a little bit longer for some than others.
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Matt Harvey
American Athlete
My whole thing is that guys are working out and getting legs stronger and getting the upper body stronger, and the ligaments just aren't quite able to keep up.
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Robert Griffin III
American Athlete
Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.
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Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I'd had a really bad car accident years ago, and basically, the ligaments in the back of my neck were ripped, and I'd never addressed that.
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DeAndre Hopkins
American Athlete
I tore ligaments in my shoulder completely off the bone.
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Laurie Hernandez
American Athlete
I got a piece of a dead person's ligament in my body.
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Derek Carr
American Athlete
I've rolled and torn ligaments in my ankle.
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Vernon Davis
American Football Player
I think the two exercises that have helped me the most include using the bands with my ankles, and then another one of my favorites is where I lean on a balloon-shaped ball with my forehead touching it and rotate my head front, back and sideways to build up the muscles and ligaments in my neck.
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Niall Horan
American Musician
A squirrel attacked me. I got attacked by a squirrel in Battersea Park. They're dangerous. It's rare. I've torn most of the ligaments in my knee. So no football for me. It's early retirement now. I've got a floating knee-cap!
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Gale Sayers
American Athlete
My knee was torn up. I tore every ligament in my knee. It was a very, very bad injury. I had to do what the doctors told me to do, and I did that. The next year, I came back and led the league in rushing.
Quote examples
Sam Allardyce
English Businessman
Your cruciate ligament, like many long-term injuries... when they come back they're expected to be what they were before the injury. While fit it sometimes takes a little bit longer for some than others.
Quote examples
Matt Harvey
American Athlete
My whole thing is that guys are working out and getting legs stronger and getting the upper body stronger, and the ligaments just aren't quite able to keep up.
Quote examples
Robert Griffin III
American Athlete
Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.
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Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I'd had a really bad car accident years ago, and basically, the ligaments in the back of my neck were ripped, and I'd never addressed that.
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DeAndre Hopkins
American Athlete
I tore ligaments in my shoulder completely off the bone.
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Laurie Hernandez
American Athlete
I got a piece of a dead person's ligament in my body.
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Derek Carr
American Athlete
I've rolled and torn ligaments in my ankle.
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