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Webster 1913 Edition

Crural

Cru′ral

(-ral)
,
Adj.
[L.
cruralis
, fr.
crus
,
cruris
, leg: cf. F.
crural
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts called crura;
as, the
crural
arteries;
crural
arch;
crural
canal;
crural
ring
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crural

CRURAL

,
Adj.
[L., the leg.] Belonging to the leg; as the crural artery, which conveys blood to the legs, and the crural vein, which returns it.

Definition 2025

crural

crural

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

crural ‎(not comparable)

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

Derived terms

  • crural arch
  • crural artery
  • crural canal
  • crural hernia
  • crural nerve
  • crural ring
  • crural septum
  • crural sheath

Related terms

  • crured (heraldry)
  • crus (geometry and anatomy)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 “crural, a. (and n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Spanish

Adjective

crural m, f ‎(plural crurales)

  1. (anatomy) crural

Derived terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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