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cruciate
cru·ci·ate C0773600 (kro͞o′shē-āt′)adj.1. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform.2. a. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.b. Shaped like a cross: the cruciate ligaments of the knee.
[New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]
cru′ci·ate′ly adv.cruciate (ˈkruːʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt) adjshaped or arranged like a cross: cruciate petals. ninformal a. short for cruciate ligamentb. (as modifier): cruciate problems. [C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross] ˈcruciately advcru•ci•ate (ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt)
adj. 1. cross-shaped. 2. Bot. formed like a cross with equal arms, as mustard flowers. 3. Zool. having wings that cross at the tips. [1675–85; < New Latin cruciātus= Latin cruci-, s. of crux cross + -ātus -ate1] cru′ci•ate•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cruciate - shaped like a crosscruciformsymmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts |
Translationscruciate
cruciate[′krü·shē‚āt] (anatomy) Resembling a cross. cruciate
cru·ci·ate (krū'shē-āt, krū'shet), Shaped like, or resembling, a cross. [L. cruciatus] cruciate (kro͞o′shē-āt′)adj.1. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform.2. a. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.b. Shaped like a cross: the cruciate ligaments of the knee.
cru′ci·ate′ly adv.cru·ci·ate (krū'shē-āt) Shaped like, or resembling, a cross. [L. cruciatus]cruciate
Related to cruciate: posterior cruciate ligament, cruciate anastomosisSynonyms for cruciateadj shaped like a crossSynonymsRelated Words |