1. (noun) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

• connective tissue

2. (noun) any connection or unifying bond

• attachment
• bond

1. (noun) a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

• falciform ligament
• ligamentum teres uteri
• round ligament of the uterus

2. (noun) any connection or unifying bond

• binder
• ligature
• chain
• wire