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cruciate ligament of knee

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One of a pair of ligaments arranged like a letter X.[1] They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob's ladder, the crossed ligaments stabilize the joint while allowing a very large range of motion[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciate_ligament ]

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database cross reference
has related synonym

intracapsular ligament

has broad synonym

cruciate ligament, cruciform ligament

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UBERON:0006659

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Cruciate ligament

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