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Descriptor English:   Ligamentum Flavum 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ligamento Amarillo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ligamento Amarelo 
Synonyms English:   Flaval Ligament
Flaval Ligaments
Ligament, Flaval
Ligamenta Flava
Ligaments, Flaval  
Tree Number:   A02.513.514.287
A02.835.583.512.287
A10.165.669.514.287
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   94 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   31343 
Unique Identifier:   D017843 

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