A number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hingelike movement. They occur at the elbow, knee, wrist, metacarpo- and metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Synonyms: Lateral Ligaments, Ligament, Collateral, Ligaments, Collateral, Ligament, Lateral, Ligaments, Lateral, Collateral Ligaments, Lateral Ligament, Collateral Ligament

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94 ,artic ligaments of extremities; coord IM with specific joint or bone (IM)

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D017885