All 4 Uses of
ligament
in
Cutting for Stone
- A blue-black collection of blood—a hematoma—stretched the broad ligament of the uterus, and it glowed in the light like the Host.†
Part 1 *ligament = tough fibrous tissue that connects bones
- Blood had filled the broad ligament on one side.†
Part 1
- HEMLATHA DISSECTED the broad ligaments, then clamped the uterine arteries, praying that she wouldn't accidentally clamp the ureters and shut down the kidneys in that bloody mess.†
Part 1ligaments = tough fibrous tissues that connect bones
- They began mobilizing my liver, cutting away its ligaments and trusses.†
Part 4
Definition:
a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages