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Descriptor English:   Posterior Cruciate Ligament 
Descriptor Spanish:   ligamento cruzado posterior 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ligamento Cruzado Posterior 
Synonyms English:   Cruciate Ligament, Posterior
Cruciate Ligaments, Posterior
Ligament, Posterior Cruciate
Ligaments, Posterior Cruciate
Posterior Cruciate Ligaments  
Tree Number:   A02.513.514.600
A02.835.583.512.600
A10.165.669.514.600
Definition English:   A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur, passes posteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a ligament of the knee
See Related English:   Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee
 
History Note English:   91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   29086 
Unique Identifier:   D016119 

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