Cruciate Definition

kro͝oshē-āt
adjective
Cross-shaped.
Webster's New World
Having leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross.
Webster's New World
Crossing: said of wings.
Webster's New World
Shaped like a cross.
The cruciate ligaments of the knee.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
verb

(obsolete) To torture; to torment.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cruciate

  • New Latin cruciātus from Latin crux cruc- cross

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cruciatus.

    From Wiktionary

Cruciate Sentence Examples

  • The tetraspores may arise by the simultaneous division of the contents of a sporangium, when they are arranged tetrahedrally, or they may arise by two successive divisions, in which case the arrangement may be zonate when the spores are in a row, or cruciate when the second divisions are at right angles to the first, or tetrahedral when the second divisions are at right angles to the first and also to one another.

  • Arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using a patella tendon bone autograft.

  • An MRI scan was arranged which revealed the anterior cruciate ligament to be ruptured.

  • Cruciate ligament reconstruction may alleviate the anterior knee pain associated with anterior or posterior cruciate ligament laxity.

  • Torque may also tear the meniscus in the absence of a cruciate tear.

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