On a hot day, youll be happy to have a fan that can oscillate, meaning it moves back and forth in a steady motion. The verb oscillate can be traced back to the Latin word oscillum, meaning swing, so it makes sense that oscillate is used to describe an object like a fan or a pendulum that swings from side to side.
Types of Ligaments: According to composition: 1  Most of the ligaments are made up of collagen fibers. 2  These are inelastic and unstretchable, 3  A few ligaments, like the Ligament flava and ligaments of auditory ossicles, are made up of elastin fibers (predominantly). 4  These are elastic and stretchable.
1 Diagrams of the MCL and ACL The medial collateral ligament (MCL) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are two of the four ligaments in the knee. 2  The MCL, along with LCL (lateral collateral ligament), isâ¦. 3  Orthopedics 101: The Medical Definition of a Ligament Ligaments are major connective tissues.