- cruciate
- adjective Etymology: New Latin cruciatus, from Latin cruc-, crux Date: 1826 cross-shaped ; cruciform
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Cruciate — Cruciate, and similar words, can mean: The cruciate ligaments in the knee. For a magic spell in the Harry Potter scenario, see crucio. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here … Wikipedia
Cruciate — Cru ci*ate (kr? sh? ?t), v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. Bale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cruciate — Cru ci*ate (kr? sh? ?t or sh?t; 106), a. [L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See {Cross}.] 1. Tormented. [Obs.] Bale. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cruciate — (adj.) cross shaped, from Mod.L. cruciatus, from L. crux (gen. crucis) cross (see CROSS (Cf. cross)). Obsolete meaning tormented is 1530s, from L. cruciat , pp. stem of cruciare cause pain or anguish to, lit. crucify, from crux … Etymology dictionary
cruciate — [kro͞o′shē it, kro͞o′shēāt΄] adj. [< ModL cruciatus (in L, pp. of cruciare, to crucify) < L crux, CROSS] 1. cross shaped 2. Bot. having leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross 3. Zool. crossing: said of wings … English World dictionary
Cruciate — Cross shaped. Cruciate comes from the Latin crux which means cross . (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint … Medical dictionary
cruciate — a. cross shaped or Y shaped; marked with cross; v.t mark with cross. ♦ cruciation, n. torture; cruciate state … Dictionary of difficult words
Cruciate ligament (disambiguation) — Cruciate ligaments (from the Latin for cross ) are found in several parts of the body. These include:* anterior cruciate ligament of the knee * posterior cruciate ligament of the knee * cruciate ligament of the densEtymologyIn Classical Latin the … Wikipedia
Cruciate anastomosis — Gray s subject #155 620 The cruciate anastomosis is an anastomosis in the upper thigh of the inferior gluteal artery, the lateral and medial circumflex femoral arteries, and the first perforating artery of the profunda femoris artery. The… … Wikipedia
Cruciate ligament of knee — can refer to: * Anterior cruciate ligament * Posterior cruciate ligament … Wikipedia
cruciate ligament — n any of several more or less cross shaped ligaments: as a) either of two ligaments in the knee joint which cross each other from femur to tibia: (1) ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (2) POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT b) a complex ligament made up of the… … Medical dictionary
