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Cooper's ligament
Also known as:
Cooper's suspensory ligaments
Synonyms:
Fibrocollegenous septa, ligamentum pectineale, ligamentum pectineum.
Associated persons:
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st baronet
Description:
The pectineal ligament, a strong aponeurotic lateral continuation of the lacunar ligament along the pectineal line of the pubis.
Cooper's ligaments are also found in the breast. They are connective tissue in the breast that helps maintain structural integrity.
We thank Cathy Bogle for information submitted and Stefan Sesselmann for correcting an error.
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