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

Examples of anterior cruciate ligament in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Allen would suffer not just a lacerated kidney but a broken collarbone and a torn anterior cruciate ligament to catch more passes over his 11 seasons than every other NFL receiver except for DeAndre Hopkins. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024

Let the auditions resume SAFETY Talanoa Hufanga recently spoke optimistically about his comeback, two months after anterior cruciate ligament surgery. —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024

It was announced on Monday that Lowder tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and will miss the entire season while recovering from surgery. —Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024

The reliever was 2-3 with a 2.22 ERA and five saves in 25 games in his first season for the Dodgers in 2022, when the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee popped during a June 24 game at Atlanta. —Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

In January, Kerr suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during training, according to Chelsea FC and the Matildas, ruling her out of the second half of the English Women’s Super League season and Australia’s AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 3 series against Uzbekistan in February. —Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024

Via a statement, Chelsea Football Club confirmed striker Mia Fishel has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury while on international duty with the US Women’s National Team. —Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

The 34-year-old Morgan was only added to the roster on Tuesday after Fishel tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in training, and her successful penalty was the 122nd goal of her international career. —George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024

Three other starters on Miami's offensive line will enter free agency: guards Robert Hunt and Isaiah Wynn and center Connor Williams. Williams, who signed a two-year deal ahead of the 2022 season, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament against Tennessee in Week 14. —Alanis Thames, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024

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