anterior atlantoaxial ligament
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anterior atlantoaxial ligament
An obsolete term that formerly dignified a slip of fibrous (“ligamentous”) tissue located between the anterior arch of the atlas and the anterior face of the axis that reinforces the lateral atlantoaxial joint capsule.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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