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medial collateral ligaments

medial collateral ligaments is the plural of medial collateral ligament.

Meaning of medial collateral ligament

Noun

medial collateral ligament (plural medial collateral ligaments)

  1. One of the four main ligaments of the knee in humans and certain other animals.
    • 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.2013 February 6, Jen Christiensen, “Vonn’s injury ‘career-delayer,’ not ‘career ender’”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    MCL

Questions about medial collateral ligaments

What is medial collateral ligaments the plural of?
Medial collateral ligaments is the plural of medial collateral ligament.

Words near medial collateral ligaments in the dictionary

  1. medial canthus
  2. medial canthuses
  3. medial capital
  4. medial capitals
  5. medial collateral ligament
  6. medial collateral ligaments
  7. medial cuneiform bone
  8. medial cuneiform bones
  9. medial epicondylitis
  10. medial geniculate nuclei
  11. medial geniculate nucleus

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