Lockwood ligament
sus·pen·so·ry lig·a·ment of eye·ball
[TA]a thickening of the inferior part of the bulbar sheath that supports the eye within the orbit; it extends between the lateral and medial orbital margins and includes the medial and lateral check ligaments.
Synonym(s): ligamentum suspensorium bulbi [TA], Lockwood ligament
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Lockwood ligament
(lok′wud″) [Charles B. Lockwood, Brit. surgeon, 1856–1914]
The suspensory ligament of the lens of the eye.
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Lockwood,
Charles B., English anatomist and surgeon, 1858-1914.ligament of Lockwood - Synonym(s): suspensory ligament of eyeball
Lockwood clamp
Lockwood forceps
Lockwood ligament - Synonym(s): suspensory ligament of eyeball
Lockwood tendon
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