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RHOMBOID LIGAMENT

\ɹˈɒmbɔ͡ɪd lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɹˈɒmbɔ‍ɪd lˈɪɡəmənt], \ɹ_ˈɒ_m_b_ɔɪ_d l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of RHOMBOID LIGAMENT

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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connects cartilage of the first rib to under surface of clavicle.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A strong ligamentous structure extending from the tuberosity of the clavicle to the outer surface of the cartilage of the first rib and the adjacent portion of the rib.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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