crural

[ kroor-uhl ]

adjective

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

crural

/ ˈkrʊərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the leg or thigh

Other Words From

• inter·crural adjective
• post·crural adjective
• pre·crural adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crural¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crural¹

C16: from Latin crūrālis, from crūs leg, shin

Example Sentences

Danny was mostly green or amber, and he wasted no time getting us into a crural crunch.

From The New Yorker

The blacksmith's arm, the dancer's legs, the jockey's crural adductors, illustrate direct results of practice; "� force de forger on devient forgeron."

From Project Gutenberg

Anterior crural neuralgia, an aggravated case, promptly relieved.

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After the animal has been killed the hind limbs are detached and skinned; the crural nerves and their attachments to the lumbar vertebrae remaining.

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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.

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