medial

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Following tests, Romero is now expected to miss up to eight weeks with a high-grade partial tear of his medial cruciate ligament.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

With a torn medial collateral ligament in his right leg and a strained knee and torn hamstring in his left, it was unlikely he’d be able to drive the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

And in the Simpsons neuron case, for example, it was just a subset of neurons in the medial temporal lobe that behaved with extreme specificity to enable patients to quickly grasp the relevant concept.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

She dislocated her shoulder the day before travelling to Paris, having previously torn the medial collateral ligament in her right knee.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

The nasals are only slightly pointed anteriorly, and posteriorly they bear short, blunt palatine processes and medial processes in contact with the lateral corners of the ethmoid.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.