crural
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
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Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the leg proper, or crus.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of crural
1590–1600; < Latin crūrālis belonging to the legs, equivalent to crūr- (stem of crūs ) leg + -ālis -al 1
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The crural glands, which occur in many terrestrial Arthropods, are epidermal in origin and totally distinct from the coxal glands.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
In what direction is the crural arch to be divided?
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
It is sometimes named the ‘internal or tibial flexor of the leg,’ in opposition to the crural biceps, which, as stated above, is then the external flexor of the same region.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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 George Henry Makins
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 John Victor Lacroix
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