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Ligament vs Desmology - What's the difference?

ligament | desmology |

As nouns the difference between ligament and desmology

is that ligament is (anatomy) a band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones while desmology is (anatomy) the branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.

ligament

Noun

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

    *Tendon

    Derived terms

    * ligamental * ligamentary * ligamentous

    desmology

    Noun

    (-)
  • (anatomy) The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.