crural

English

Alternative forms

crurall (obsolete)

cruralle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin crūrālis, from crūs (“leg”) (stem: crūr-).[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʊəɹəl/[1]

Adjective

crural (not comparable)

(chiefly anatomy) Pertaining to the leg.[1]
Leg-like in shape or constitution.[1]

Derived terms

bicrural
brachiocrural
crural arch
crural artery
crural canal
crural hernia
crural nerve
crural ring
crural septum
crural sheath
crural vein
crural vessel
genitocrural
inguinocrural
intercrural
precrural
talocrural

Related terms

crure (obsolete, rare)

crured (heraldry)

crus (geometry and anatomy)

References

“crural, a. (and n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Spanish

Adjective

crural (plural crurales)

(anatomy) crural

Derived terms

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