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ligament

[lig-uh-muhnt] / ˈlɪg ə mənt /




NOUN
tendon
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After consulting both club and national team coaches, Caluori opted to play through his pain and wait until the summer for an operation to reconnect the ligament.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

During the first game of his fourth year with Jacksonville, Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and missed the rest of the season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Tom Gayle: There is hole in Villa's midfield as a result of Tielemans' move to Manchester United as well as Amadou Onana's anterior cruciate ligament injury.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

John had ruptured the medial ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, although he didn’t know that then.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Though the injury to the rapped leg was not serious—the horse was not even lame—he had always worried about that left front suspensory ligament and wanted to be at his home base if trouble developed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

In humans, however, that ability is thought to depend more heavily on flexible ligaments, tendons, and muscles than on the structure of the foot bones.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Ed Lee is an Orlando-based endocrinologist who is hopeful for compounding approvals, especially for BPC-157, which is popular in the wellness community for its purported ability to repair tissues, including muscles and ligaments.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

"It grew so vast and so wide and for so long, on nerves and ligaments that are attached to my legs," she says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Richards was included on the roster confirmed by the Athletic despite tearing two ligaments in his left ankle in Crystal Palace’s penultimate Premier League match with Brentford last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

Then Smith asked him to turn sharply left, a trick he had learned to test the suspensory ligaments.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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