National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Synonyms

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Definitions

A fibrous band extending between the posterior intercondyloid fossa of the tibia and the anterior lateral region of the medial condyle on the femur to prevent the knee from moving posteriorly.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33359

code

C33359

DEFINITION

A fibrous band extending between the posterior intercondyloid fossa of the tibia and the anterior lateral region of the medial condyle on the femur to prevent the knee from moving posteriorly.

FULL_SYN

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

label

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Legacy Concept Name

Posterior_Cruciate_Ligament

Preferred_Name

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33359

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0080039

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13046

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