medial ligament

collocation in English

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medial
adjective
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/ˈmiː.di.əl/us
/ˈmiː.di.əl/
towards the centre of the body rather than ...
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ligament
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/
any of the strong fibres (= strips of tissue) in the body that connect bones together, limiting movements in joints (= places where two bones are connected) and supporting muscles and ...
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The lunate is stabilised by amedialligamentto the scaphoid and a lateral ligament to the triquetrum.
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A scan confirmed that he had torn themedialligamentof his right knee.
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During his time in football, he had eight arthroscopes on his right knee, three arthroscopes on his left knee and amedialligament.
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He also suffered damage to themedialligamentand his cartilage was torn so badly that it had to be removed.
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After 70 minutes he suffered amedialligamentinjury which sidelined him for six months.
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A strainedmedialligamentwas diagnosed and the injury was expected to keep him on the sidelines for up to two months.
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Themedialligamentand its much weaker lateral counterpart, attached to the septum and orbit, keep the lids stable as the eye moves.
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Reddy's first season was somewhat disappointing as the player was still recovering from amedialligamentinjury and struggled to regain full fitness.
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He then ruptured amedialligamentin his knee during the opening round of the 1978 season and missed the rest of the year as a result.
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If simultaneous cruciate ligament surgery is underway, the cruciate reconstructions are secured before securing the medial ligaments.
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The club later confirmed that he had ruptured both his anterior cruciate and medial ligaments and would be out for six to nine months.
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Laird missed eight weeks at the start of the 201314 season after damaging his medial ligaments.
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Simon was stretchered off in pain by stewards, and was diagnosed with having sustained tears to his anterior cruciate and medial ligaments, needing a complete knee reconstruction.
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