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MeSH Heading: Ligaments
Tree Number(s): A02.513; A10.165.669
Unique ID: D008022
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008022
Annotation: coordinate with site; joint ligaments = LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR
Scope Note: Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.
Entry Term(s): Interosseal Ligament; Interosseous Ligament
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ligaments MeSH Descriptor Data 2025