Medical Definition of Elastic ligature

1. A rubber ligature that slowly constricts, in orthodontics, a stretchable threadlike material that may be tied from a tooth to an archwire or from tooth to tooth to gain movement of these units. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elastic Ligature

elastic
elastic artery
elastic band
elastic band fixation
elastic bandage
elastic bands
elastic bougie
elastic cartilage
elastic cone
elastic device
elastic energy
elastic fibres
elastic lamella
elastic layers of arteries
elastic layers of cornea
elastic ligature (current term)
elastic limit
elastic membrane
elastic modulus
elastic potential energy
elastic skin
elastic tissue
elastica
elastical
elastically
elasticate
elasticated
elasticates
elasticating
elasticin

Other Resources:

Search for Elastic ligature on Dictionary.com!Search for Elastic ligature on Thesaurus.com!Search for Elastic ligature on Google!Search for Elastic ligature on Wikipedia!

Search