Arcuate ligament

Arcuate ligament

The term arcuate ligament refers to an arc-shaped ligament. Specifically, it can refer to a variety of ligaments in the human body:
* Arcuate ligaments of the diaphragm
** Median arcuate ligament
** Medial arcuate ligament
** Lateral arcuate ligament
* Inferior pubic ligament (arcuate ligament of the pubis)


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  • arcuate ligament medial — ligamentum arcuatum mediale …   Medical dictionary

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