cardinal 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

car·di·nal lig·a·ment

(kahr'di-năl lig'ă-mĕnt) [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.

Mackenrodt,

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