anterior
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Gorden missed Angel City’s inaugural season after tearing her left anterior cruciate ligament in preseason training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
More than 80% of ischemic optic neuropathy cases are estimated to involve the non-arteritic anterior form of the condition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Two weeks later, a doctor diagnosed Fennell, 53 years old, with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, a condition that leads to sudden, often permanent vision loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
With fellow striker Youssef Chermiti expected to be out for a lengthy period after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage against Hibernian last month, McInnes is now left without his two leading strikers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
When the doctor opened the knee up he discovered that Boobie had torn the anterior cruciate ligament.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: ante, anti
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