Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medial collateral ligament

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: me-di-al -col-lat-er-al liga-ment
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the four main ligaments of the knee in humans and certain other animals.

Example Sentences

"Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone."

Inflected Forms

medial collateral ligaments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ACL PCL LCL UCL

Synonyms

MCL

Questions

What does medial collateral ligament mean?: One of the four main ligaments of the knee in humans and certain other animals.

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