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Vinculum

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Vinculum may refer to:

  • Vinculum (insect anatomy), a male genital structure in moths and butterflies
  • Vinculum (ligament), a band of connective tissue, similar to a ligament, that connects a flexor tendon to a phalanx bone
  • Vinculum (symbol), a horizontal line used in mathematical notation for a specific purpose
  • Vinculum, a piece of Borg technology featured in the Star Trek:Voyager episode "Infinite Regress"
  • Vinculum juris, a Latin phrase meaning "the chain of the law", which denotes that something is legally binding
  • Ligamen, a concept in Catholic canon law