[ˈvɪŋkjʊləm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a connecting band of tissue, such as that attaching a flexor tendon to the bone of a finger or toe

- a horizontal line drawn over a group of terms in a mathematical expression to indicate that they are to be operated on as a single entity by the preceding or following operator


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Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bond, tie’): from Latin, literally ‘bond’, from vincire ‘bind’. The term has been used in anatomy since the mid 19th century