"Ligamentum Flavum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.
Descriptor ID |
D017843
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MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.287 A02.835.583.512.287
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Concept/Terms |
Ligamentum Flavum- Ligamentum Flavum
- Ligamenta Flava
- Flaval Ligament
- Flaval Ligaments
- Ligament, Flaval
- Ligaments, Flaval
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