anterior cruciate ligament

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anterior cruciate ligament

noun anterior cruciate ligaments

  1. One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.

    Similar: ACL

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@misc{anterior_cruciate_ligament_2026,
  title = {anterior cruciate ligament},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anterior%20cruciate%20ligament},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}