Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0326 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ligament/o: Ligament
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The idea
The combining form ligament slash o names a ligament, the band joining one bone to another.
In practice
A ligamentous injury involves the bands connecting bones.
Where people slip
Tendons attach muscle to bone; ligaments attach bone to bone. The two are routinely swapped.
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