anterior cruciate ligament
noun
: a cruciate ligament of each knee that attaches the front of the tibia with the back of the femur and functions especially to prevent hyperextension of the knee and is subject to injury especially by tearing
called also ACL
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Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig has undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery on his left knee.
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CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Just one example of this was talking about the club needing to buy a central defender following Levi Colwill’s anterior cruciate ligament injury in August.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
That wasn’t even the worst news of the weekend for Kansas City, as superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down with a left knee injury in the fourth quarter, later confirmed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, one night while playing a late tennis tournament in college, Ekmark planted her feet wrong and tore her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), one of the main ligaments in the knee.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Just one example of this was talking about the club needing to buy a central defender following Levi Colwill’s anterior cruciate ligament injury in August.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
That wasn’t even the worst news of the weekend for Kansas City, as superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes went down with a left knee injury in the fourth quarter, later confirmed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
—Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, one night while playing a late tennis tournament in college, Ekmark planted her feet wrong and tore her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), one of the main ligaments in the knee.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anterior cruciate ligament
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“Anterior cruciate ligament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anterior%20cruciate%20ligament. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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