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ligament
Overview of noun ligament
The noun ligament has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) ligament -- (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)
2. ligament -- (any connection or unifying bond)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ligament
2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
=> connective tissue
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
ligament
=> attachment, bond
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun ligament
2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
=> falciform ligament
=> round ligament of the uterus, ligamentum teres uteri
Sense 2
ligament
=> binder, ligature
=> chain
=> wire
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ligament
2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
=> connective tissue
Sense 2
ligament
=> attachment, bond
Antonyms of noun ligament
Member Holonyms of noun ligament
Substance Holonyms of noun ligament
Part Holonyms of noun ligament
1 of 2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
PART OF: muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
Member Meronyms of noun ligament
Substance Meronyms of noun ligament
Part Meronyms of noun ligament
Meronyms of noun ligament
Holonyms of noun ligament
1 of 2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
PART OF: muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
Attributes of noun ligament
Derived Forms of noun ligament
Domain of noun ligament
Domain Terms of noun ligament
Familiarity of noun ligament
ligament used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun ligament
2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
> connective tissue
=> skin, tegument, cutis
=> areolar tissue
=> bone, os
=> marrow, bone marrow
=> elastic tissue
=> endoneurium
=> ligament
=> perineurium
=> perimysium
=> tendon, sinew
=> submucosa
=> fascia, facia
=> scar tissue
=> granulation, granulation tissue
Sense 2
ligament
> attachment, bond
=> ligament
Meronyms of noun ligament
2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
=> connective tissue
HAS SUBSTANCE: collagen
HAS PART: histiocyte
HAS PART: matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
HAS PART: mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 2
ligament
=> attachment, bond
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun ligament
1 of 2 senses of ligament
Sense 1
ligament
PART OF: muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
PART OF: musculoskeletal system
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
Grep of noun ligament
falciform ligament
ligament
ligamentum teres uteri
round ligament of the uterus
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