ANNULAR LIGAMENT
\ɐnjˈʊlɑː lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɐnjˈʊlɑː lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɐ_n_j_ˈʊ_l_ɑː l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ANNULAR LIGAMENT
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A strong ligamentous band, which arches across the area of the ring of the atlas, from a rough tubercle upon the inner surface of one articular process, to a similar tubercle on the other. It serves to retain the odontoid process of the axis in connexion with the anterior arch of the atlas.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
