damaged ligament
- noun
:
ligamento dañado
- Surgery was required to repair the damaged ligament in her knee.
- damaged ligament in his right
Examples
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Physical therapy helped him recover from a damaged ligament sustained during the game.
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After the fall, he was diagnosed with a damaged ligament in his ankle.
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She has a damaged ligament in her knee.
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After the injury, he was diagnosed with a damaged ligament.
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It was hard enough to do the exercises in the first place with a damaged ligament in her ankle.
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Moving your foot and the damaged ligaments cause pain, but there's little swelling, bruising, or instability.
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But that's exactly what has happened with center Kendrick Perkins definitely out of the contest with damaged ligaments in his right knee.
Synonyms
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3.9
An injury to a joint when the strong bands that hold it stretch or tear, causing pain and swelling
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4.8
An injury to a muscle caused by stretching it too much
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3.7
A sudden injury to a joint or muscle from turning it awkwardly
How Damaged
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'damaged' (harmed/injured) applied to 'ligament' (connective tissue), so the meaning 'a ligament that is injured' is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a transparent, compositional pattern common across languages and medical descriptions, making it understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Damaged ligament shows a simple image: a strong band called a ligament that holds bones together being stretched or torn, like a rope pulled too hard. So it means a ligament that is 'injured' in a joint, such as the knee or ankle.