|
 |
||
 |
| This glossary contains: 19186 medical terms |
 |
Cruciate ligament, posterior
|
|
Cruciate ligament, posteriorThe knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the knee joint. The posterior cruciate ligament (cruciate means shaped like a cross) crosses behind the anterior cruciate ligament within the joint.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
Joint
Where the ends of two or more bones meet.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
Ligaments
Connect the bones and keep joints stable.
Posterior
At or toward the back.
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Ligament
A band of tough tissue which restrains joint movement and confers stability on a joint.
Anterior
The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the sternum).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Cruciate ligament, anterior
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the knee joint. The anterior cruciate ligament (cruciate means shaped like a cross) is in the front.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Crossover study
A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. With this type of study, every patient serves as his or her own control.
Crotch
A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide.
CRP
C-reactive protein.
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Cruciate ligament, anterior
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the knee joint. The anterior cruciate ligament (cruciate means shaped like a cross) is in the front.
Cruciate ligament, posterior
Crutch
A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches extend from the walking surface to either the armpit or the arm.
Cry for help
An expression of suicidal intent in the hope of receiving help and being rescued. A cry for help may take many different forms such as a telephone call, a message left on an answering phone, a note left in a conspicuous place, or an e-mail message. It may also be a symbolic gesture such as a superficial cut on the wrist.
Cryo-electron microscopy
An electron microscopic technique that involves freezing the biological sample in order to view the sample with the least possible distortion and the fewest possible artifacts. Abbreviated as cryo-EM.
Cryo-EM
Cryo-electron microscopy.
Cryocardioplegia
Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
Joint
Where the ends of two or more bones meet.
Capsule
The thick membrane that joins bones making up a joint.
Ligaments
Connect the bones and keep joints stable.
Posterior
At or toward the back.
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Ligament
A band of tough tissue which restrains joint movement and confers stability on a joint.
Anterior
The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the sternum).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Cruciate ligament, anterior
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the knee joint. The anterior cruciate ligament (cruciate means shaped like a cross) is in the front.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Crossover study
A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. With this type of study, every patient serves as his or her own control.
Crotch
A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide.
CRP
C-reactive protein.
Cruciate
Cross-shaped. The cruciate ligaments are so-named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Cruciate ligament, anterior
The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint (collateral ligaments) as well as crossing within the joint (cruciate ligaments). These ligaments provide stability and strength to the knee joint. The anterior cruciate ligament (cruciate means shaped like a cross) is in the front.
Cruciate ligament, posterior
Crutch
A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches extend from the walking surface to either the armpit or the arm.
Cry for help
An expression of suicidal intent in the hope of receiving help and being rescued. A cry for help may take many different forms such as a telephone call, a message left on an answering phone, a note left in a conspicuous place, or an e-mail message. It may also be a symbolic gesture such as a superficial cut on the wrist.
Cryo-electron microscopy
An electron microscopic technique that involves freezing the biological sample in order to view the sample with the least possible distortion and the fewest possible artifacts. Abbreviated as cryo-EM.
Cryo-EM
Cryo-electron microscopy.
Cryocardioplegia
Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia).
We thank you for using the Medical Glossary to search for Cruciate ligament, posterior. If you have a better definition for Cruciate ligament, posterior than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Cruciate ligament, posterior may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Cruciate ligament, posterior and any other medical topic for the public at large.
This dictionary contains 19186 terms.
|
|