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单词 anterior cruciate ligament
释义

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Chicago Bulls announced on Tuesday that Lewis, who signed a two-way contract with the team after going undrafted in June, suffered an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is out indefinitely after surgery. Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022 Justin Lewis, an undrafted free agent out of Marquette, needs surgery to repair an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and is out indefinitely. San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 League sources confirmed Sunday that Williams tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 Paige Bueckers, the UConn women’s basketball star who missed most of last season with a knee injury, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Monday and will miss the 2022-23 season, the university announced Wednesday. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Bakhtiari tore his left anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. 31, 2020, missing the rest of that season and most of the following season. Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 The Oregon Ducks’ newest wide receiver, who transferred from Texas A&M, tore his left anterior cruciate ligament just two games into his true freshman season in 2018. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 Thompson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the next game. New York Times, 17 June 2022 After winning Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors in both October and November of 2014, Parker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that Dec. 15. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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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