Associations to the word «Cruciate»

Wiktionary

CRUCIATE, adjective. In the form of a cross; cruciform.
CRUCIATE, adjective. Overlapping or crossing.
CRUCIATE, verb. (obsolete) To torture; to torment.
CRUCIATE LIGAMENT, noun. Any of the pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X in various joints of the body, such as the knee.
CRUCIATE SULCI, noun. Plural of cruciate sulcus
CRUCIATE SULCUS, noun. (anatomy) A major fissure in the brains of some mammals equivalent to the central sulcus of primates.

Dictionary definition

CRUCIATE, adjective. Shaped like a cross.

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