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Ligament vs Amphiarthrosis - What's the difference?

ligament | amphiarthrosis |

As nouns the difference between ligament and amphiarthrosis

is that ligament is (anatomy) a band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones while amphiarthrosis is (biology) the type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.

ligament

English

(wikipedia ligament)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

    • See also

    *Tendon

    Derived terms

    * ligamental * ligamentary * ligamentous

    amphiarthrosis

    English

    Noun

    (amphiarthroses)
  • (biology) the type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage