Meaning of anterior cruciate ligament | Babel Free
Definitions
One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Vorderes Kreuzband
Español
ligamento cruzado anterior
Français
ligament croisé antérieur
Italiano
legamento crociato anteriore
한국어
앞십자인대
Português
ligamento cruzado anterior
Examples
“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.”
“The Ballon d’Or holder, Alexia Putellas, who is being used sparingly on her return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained just before the Euros, dropped to the bench in favour of the 19-year-old Barcelona forward Salma Paralluelo, who would be named young player of the tournament.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.