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annular ligament

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annular ligament
n.
Any of various ligaments encircling parts such as the stapes, radius, and trachea.

annular ligament.


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Long prostheses can produce excessive tension and may be acoustically inefficient because of stretching of the annular ligaments.
22) The radial (lateral) collateral ligament (RCL) complex is composed of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament, RCL proper, and the annular ligament (Figure 12).
Stay sutures were placed in the trachea, and 5 cartilage rings, incorporating the mass, were resected en bloc by incising the annular ligaments between adjacent cartilage rings.
 
 
 
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