Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cruciate ligament Function:
noun : any of several more or less cross-shaped ligaments: as
a : either of two ligaments in the knee joint whichcross each other from femur to tibia: (1)
: ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT(2)
: POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT b : a complex ligament made up of the transverse ligament of theatlas and vertical fibrocartilage extending from the dens to the border of the foramen magnum
