ligament

A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages at a joint or supporting an organ.

A unifying or connecting tie or bond.

A connecting tie or band; anything that binds objects or their parts together; any bond of union, material or immaterial.

Specifically— In anatomy, a band of connective tissue serving to bind one part to another.

In conchology, a band of uncalcified chitinous cuticular substance which unites the valves of a bivalve shell.

Of the uterus, the fold of peritoneum which extends from the uterus to the pelvis on either side.

Of the liver, the impervious cord formed by the umbilical vein, passing from the navel to the under surface of the liver.

Of the uterus, a rounded cord on each side between the layers of the broad ligament, passing from the upper part of the womb to the internal abdominal ring and thence through the inguinal canal to the labia majora, consisting of fibrous, areolar, and some muscular tissue, with vessels and nerves inclosed in a fold of peritoneum. It corresponds in part to the spermatic cord of the male.

Of the mammæ, processes of the superficial thoracic fascia entering and supporting these glands.

Of the penis, the fibrous attachment of the root of the organ to the symphysis pubis.