"anterior cruciate ligament" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anterior cruciate ligaments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} anterior cruciate ligament (plural anterior cruciate ligaments)
  1. One of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee. Synonyms: ACL Translations: lligament encreuat anterior [masculine] (Catalan), ligament croisé antérieur [masculine] (French), legamento crociato anteriore [masculine] (Italian), ligamento cruzado anterior [masculine] (Portuguese), ligamento cruzado anterior [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anterior_cruciate_ligament-en-noun-a2iRVctO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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