Broad Ligament

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** A wide fold of peritoneum that connects the uterus to the lateral walls and floor of the pelvis, and contains the ovaries, fallopian tubes, ovarian ligaments, round ligament of the uterus, and ovarian and uterine arteries.

**Synonyms:** - BROAD LIGAMENT - Broad ligament - Lateral Ligament - broad ligament of uterus - broad uterine ligament