Mackenrodt ligament

car·di·nal lig·a·ment

[TA] a fibrous band attached to the uterine cervix and the vault of the lateral fornix of the vagina; continuous with the tissue ensheathing the pelvic vessels. Synonym(s): ligamentum cardinale [TA], transverse cervical ligament ☆ , cervical ligament of uterus, ligamentum transversale cervicis, Mackenrodt ligament

Mackenrodt ligament

(mak'en-rot?) [A. K. Mackenrodt, Ger. gynecologist, 1859–1925] The uterine suspensory ligaments attached to the sides of the pelvic wall, the fornix of the vagina, and the cervix. They support both the uterus and the upper vagina. See: prolapse of uterus

Mackenrodt,

Alwin Karl, German gynecologist, 1859-1925. Mackenrodt incisionMackenrodt ligament - Synonym(s): cardinal ligamentMackenrodt operation