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cru⋅ci⋅ate

  [kroo-shee-it, -eyt]
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–adjective
1. cross-shaped.
2. Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.
3. Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.
Origin:
1675–85; < NL cruciātus, equiv. to L cruci- (s. of crux) cross + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
cru⋅ci⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
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cru·ci·ate   (krōō'shē-āt')   
adj.  

  1. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform.

    1. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.

    2. Shaped like a cross: the cruciate ligaments of the knee.


[New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]
cru'ci·ate'ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cru·ci·ate
Pronunciation: 'krü-shE-"At
Function: adjective
: shaped like a cross cruciate bandage>cruciate fashion … after the bite —Journal of the American Medical Association>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cruciate cru·ci·ate (kr&oomacr;'shē-āt') or cru·cial (kr&oomacr;'shəl)
adj.

  1. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee.

  2. Arranged in or forming a cross, as for a bandage.

  3. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.

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