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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesligamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: liɣaˈmento
"Se rompió un ligamento de la rodilla."
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
Late Middle English: from Latin ligamentum, from ligare 'to bind'.
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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