crural

American  

[kroor-uhl] / ˈkrʊər əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.

2. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the leg proper, or crus.

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crural British  

/ ˈkrʊərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the leg or thigh

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Other Word Forms

• intercrural adjective
• postcrural adjective
• precrural adjective

Etymology

Origin of crural

1590–1600; < Latin crūrālis belonging to the legs, equivalent to crūr- (stem of crūs ) leg + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

The anterior crural nerve, which on the level of Poupart's ligament lay outside of the artery and on a plane somewhat posterior, has divided into numerous branches before it reaches the point of ligature.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

The Crural Plexus is divided into a crural, ischiadic and pubic portion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Such deaths probably occurred from internal hæmorrhage from the iliac arteries, and it was in such cases that the anterior crural nerve stood in greatest danger of injury.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

Such cases may be styled momentary luxation, whether they are due to a weakened condition of the patellar ligaments or spasmodic contraction of the crural muscles.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Do you want me to describe more branches of the sciatic and crural nerves?

From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell