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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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cruciate ligament of knee
has broad synonym
cruciate ligament, cruciform ligament
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
intracapsular ligament
id
UBERON:0006659