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 obturatorius nerve invariably comes from the two main stems of the crural.

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

There was impairment of sensation in the area of distribution of the external cutaneous and crural branch of the genito-crural nerves.

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

Abbreviations for feather tracts in which downs were found: ca, capital; h, humeral; a, alar; d, d´, dorsal; cr, crural; v, ventral.

From Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima by Woolfenden, Glen E.

I never saw an uncomplicated case of anterior crural paralysis, and rarely cruralgia.

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