cruciate
/ˈkruːʃɪət
/ /ˈkruːʃeɪt/adjective Anatomy & Botany
Cross-shaped.The medial fibers on both sides of sternothyroideus may form a cruciate pattern....
- An interphase cell contains four microtubule rootlets arranged in a cruciate array originating at the basal bodies and radiating outward, just under the plasma membrane.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin cruciatus, from crux, cruc- 'cross'.