cruciate
1Cruciate — 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 …
2Cruciate — Cru ci*ate (kr? sh? ?t), v. t. To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. Bale. [1913 Webster] …
3Cruciate — 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… …
4cruciate — (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 …
5cruciate — [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 …
6Cruciate — 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 …
7cruciate — a. cross shaped or Y shaped; marked with cross; v.t mark with cross. ♦ cruciation, n. torture; cruciate state …
8Cruciate 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 …
9Cruciate 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… …
10Cruciate ligament of knee — can refer to: * Anterior cruciate ligament * Posterior cruciate ligament …
