Both Uses of
ligament
in
Snow Falling on Cedars
- It was necessary to pull hard enough to tear ligaments in the deceased's groin, and this Horace Whaley did.†
Chpt 5 *
- He took the dead man's head between his hands and with some effort—the ligaments of the neck were extremely rigid— twisted it to the left.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(ligament) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages