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ligamentum flavum

noun ligamentum fla·vum \-ˈflā-vəm\
plural ligamenta fla·va \-və\

Medical Definition of LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM

:  any of a series of ligaments of yellow elastic tissue connecting the laminae of adjacent vertebrae from the axis to the sacrum

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