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unhappy triad

unhappy triad noun: an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and medial meniscus.

Noun

unhappy triad (plural unhappy triads)

  1. An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and medial meniscus.

Forms of unhappy triad

pluralunhappy triads

Questions about unhappy triad

What does unhappy triad mean?
Unhappy triad means an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and medial meniscus.
What part of speech is unhappy triad?
Unhappy triad is a noun.
What is the plural of unhappy triad?
The plural of unhappy triad is unhappy triads.

Words near unhappy triad in the dictionary

  1. unhappiness
  2. unhappinesses
  3. unhappy
  4. unhappy number
  5. unhappy numbers
  6. unhappy triad
  7. unhappy triads
  8. unhappying
  9. unhappyness
  10. unhaptenized
  11. unharangued

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