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CRUCIATE LIGAMENT, ANTERIOR
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Descriptor
English
:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ligamento Cruzado Anterior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ligamento Cruzado Anterior
Synonyms
English
:
Cruciate Ligament, Anterior
Tree Number:
A02.513.514.100
A02.835.583.512.100
Definition
English
:
A strong ligament of the
knee
that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle of the
femur
, passes anteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the
depression
in
front
of the intercondylar eminence of the
tibia.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a ligament of the
knee
See Related
English
:
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
History Note
English
:
91
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
28861
Unique Identifier:
D016118
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