Medical Definition of Ligamentum flavum

1. One of a series of bands of yellow (latin flavum) elastic tissue attached to and extending between the ventral portions of the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae, from the junction of the axis and the third cervical vertebra to the junction of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the sacrum. They assist in maintaining or regaining the erect position and serve to close in the spaces between the arches. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligamentum Flavum

ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale
ligamentum cuboideonaviculare plantare
ligamentum cuneocuboidenum
ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale
ligamentum cuneocuboideum interosseum
ligamentum cuneocuboideum plantare
ligamentum deltoideum
ligamentum denticulatum
ligamentum ductus venosi
ligamentum duodenorenale
ligamentum falciforme
ligamentum falciforme hepatis
ligamentum flavum (current term)
ligamentum gastrocolicum
ligamentum gastrolienale
ligamentum gastrophrenicum
ligamentum gastrosplenicum
ligamentum genitoinguinale
ligamentum glenoidale
ligamentum hepatocolicum
ligamentum hepatoduodenale
ligamentum hepatoesophageum
ligamentum hepatogastricum
ligamentum hepatorenale
ligamentum hyaloideo-capsulario
ligamentum hyoepiglotticum

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