English Explanatory Dictionary

crural

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the leg.
  2. Leg-like in shape or constitution.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹʊəɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crural.wav

Word forms

crural

Etymology

From Latin crūrālis, from crūs (“leg”) (stem: crūr-). By surface analysis, crur- + -al.

Related words

crured crus

Derived words

bicrural brachiocrural crural arch crural artery crural canal cruralgia crural hernia crural nerve crural ring crural septum crural sheath crural vein crural vessel femorocrural genitocrural inguinocrural intercrural lumbocrural popliteocrural postcrural precrural retrocrural talocrural tarsocrural vulvocrural
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