cruciate anastomosis

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cruciate anastomosis or crucial anastomose

A surgical connection between the branches of the perforating, gluteal, and circumflex femoral arteries that are located behind the upper part of the femur.

[kro̅o̅′shē·āt]

Etymology: L, crux, cross; Gk, anastomoein, to provide a mouth

an anastomosis in the upper part of the thigh, formed between the first perforating branch of the profunda femoris artery, the inferior gluteal artery, and the lateral and medial femoral circumflex arteries.

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