alar ligaments
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[TA]one of a pair of short stout bands that extends from the side of the dens of the axis to the tubercle on the medial aspect of the occipital condyle; Synonym(s): check ligaments of odontoid
Synonym(s): ligamenta alaria [TA]
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a·lar lig·a·ments
(ālăr ligă-mĕnts) [TA]One of a pair of short stout bands that extend from the side of the dens of the axis to the tubercle on the medial aspect of the occipital condyle.
Synonym(s): check ligaments of odontoid, ligamenta alaria [TA] .
Synonym(s): check ligaments of odontoid, ligamenta alaria [TA] .
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