anterior cruciate ligament
anterior cruciate ligament
nounDefinition of ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
: 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
First Known Use of ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
1974
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