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skeletal ligament

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Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements[VSAO,modified]. [ http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]

Term info

Label

skeletal ligament

Synonyms
  • articular larua
  • articular ligament
  • true ligament
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editor note

logical definition deliberately made strict to avoid classifying MA:spiral ligament as both nonskeletal and skeletal. see https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/71

external definition

Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ.[VSAO], Ligament organ that primarily consists of regular dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi; connects bone and cartilage organs. Examples: sutural ligament, ligament of pinna, tarsal ligament[FMA:25624].

id

UBERON:0008846