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anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the front of the tibia with the back of the femur and functions especially to prevent hyperextension of the knee and is subject to injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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Acuna, 26, tore his left anterior cruciate ligament on May 26, while playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Participants included defensive ends Leonard Floyd (knee), cornerback Isaac Yiadom (ankle) and safety Talanoa, who is two practices into his comeback from November’s anterior cruciate ligament tear.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
While chatting with Men’s Health in 2022, the actor admitted to suffering various injuries over the course of a year and a half, including tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, dislocating his shoulder, breaking his wrist, and throwing his back out.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2024
Andrade has fought through three anterior cruciate ligament tears to become the best gymnast in her country’s history.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Anterior cruciate ligament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anterior%20cruciate%20ligament. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that is attached in front to the more medial aspect of the tibia, that passes upward, backward, and laterally through the middle of the knee crossing the posterior cruciate ligament to attach to the femur, that functions to prevent hyperextension of the knee and to keep the tibia from sliding forward in relation to the femur, and that is subject to sports injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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