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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. These ligaments help provide stability and strength to the knee joint.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( krÅ« ' shÄ“-Ät ' ) adj. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some ...
cruciate /cru·ci·ate/ (kroo´she-Ät) cruciform. cru·ci·ate (kr sh-t) or cru·cial (kr sh l) adj. 1. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee.
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cru·ci·ate (kr sh-t) adj. 1. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform. 2. a. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.
The symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) in dogs.