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ligament

/ˈlɪɡəmənt/noun

उच्चारण लिगमन्ट

स्नायुबंधन

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CHSL Pre 2023
noun
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    [C] anatomy

    a strong band of tissue in the body that connects bones and supports organs and keeps them in position

    स्नायुबंधन

    • a torn knee ligament
    • The footballer tore a ligament in his ankle.
    • The cricketer will miss the series because of a damaged knee ligament.
    + 2 more examples
    • A ligament joins one bone to another at the joint.
    • The physiotherapist said the ligament would take months to heal.

    Synonyms tissue sinew band tendon

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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lig·a·ment

?Which word?

Keep apart, asked often (science): a ligament connects bone to bone; a tendon connects muscle to bone; cartilage is the soft, flexible tissue at the ends of bones and in the nose and ears.

इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है (विज्ञान): ligament (स्नायुबंधन) हड्डी को हड्डी से जोड़ता है; tendon (कंडरा) मांसपेशी को हड्डी से जोड़ता है; cartilage (उपास्थि) हड्डियों के सिरों पर और नाक व कानों में नरम, लचीला ऊतक है।

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General knowledge

Sports GK: ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury is a common knee injury in football and cricket.

खेल GK में ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) चोट फ़ुटबॉल और क्रिकेट में घुटने की आम चोट है।