Medical Definition of Longitudinal ligaments

1. Two extensive fibrous bands running the length of the vertebral column. The anterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentum longitudinale anterius; lacertus medius) interconnects the anterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies; the posterior longitudinal ligament (ligamentum longitudinale posterius) interconnects the posterior surfaces. The commonest clinical consideration is ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longitudinal Ligaments

longitudinal
longitudinal aberration
longitudinal arc of skull
longitudinal arch of foot
longitudinal bands of cruciform ligament
longitudinal canals of modiolus
longitudinal dissociation
longitudinal fissure of cerebrum
longitudinal fold of duodenum
longitudinal fracture
longitudinal layer of muscular coat
longitudinal layers of muscular tunics
longitudinal lie
longitudinal ligament
longitudinal ligaments (current term)
longitudinal magnification
longitudinal method
longitudinal oval pelvis
longitudinal pontine bundles
longitudinal pontine fasciculi
longitudinal recording
longitudinal relaxation
longitudinal section
longitudinal sinus
longitudinal studies
longitudinal study
longitudinal sulcus of heart
longitudinal wave
longitudinalis

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