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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesligamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: liɡaˈmẽtu
"Ele rompeu um ligamento do joelho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
"She tore a ligament in her knee during the football match."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word ligamentum, meaning 'band' or 'string', which stems from the Latin verb ligare, meaning 'to bind'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Old French, originally denoting a band used to tie or fasten things together before specializing in anatomical usage.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Ligament" is said worldwide
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ligament
Transliteration: ligamɑ̃
"Il s'est déchiré un ligament au genou."
Band
Transliteration: bant
"Er hat sich ein Band im Knie gerissen."
legamento
Transliteration: leɡaˈmento
"Si è strappato un legamento del ginocchio."
ligamento
Transliteration: liɣaˈmento
"Se rompió un ligamento de la rodilla."
ligamento
Transliteration: liɡaˈmẽtu
"Ele rompeu um ligamento do joelho."
स्नायु
Transliteration: snāyu
"फुटबॉल मैच के दौरान उसके घुटने का स्नायु फट गया।"
韧带
Transliteration: rèndài
"他在足球比赛中撕裂了膝盖韧带。"
인대
Transliteration: indae
"그는 축구 경기 중 무릎 인대가 파열되었다."
靭帯
Transliteration: jintai
"彼はサッカーの試合で膝の靭帯を断裂した。"
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