crural

English

Alternative forms

crurall (obsolete)
cruralle (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin crūrālis, from crūs (“leg”) (stem: crūr-).[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʊəɹəl/[1]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

crural (not comparable)

(chiefly anatomy) Pertaining to the leg.[1]
Leg-like in shape or constitution.[1]

Derived terms

bicrural
brachiocrural
crural arch
crural artery
crural canal
cruralgia
crural hernia
crural nerve
crural ring
crural septum
crural sheath
crural vein
crural vessel
genitocrural
inguinocrural
intercrural
precrural
talocrural

Related terms

crure (obsolete, rare)
crured (heraldry)
crus (geometry and anatomy)

Translations

pertaining to the leg

Finnish: jalka-, sääri-
Italian: crurale (it)
Spanish: crural (es)

References

“crural, a. (and n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Romanian

Etymology

From French crural.

Adjective

crural m or n (feminine singular crurală, masculine plural crurali, feminine and neuter plural crurale)

crural

Declension

Declension of crural

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	crural		crurală	crurali	crurale
nominative/ accusative	definite	cruralul		crurala	cruralii	cruralele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	crural		crurale	crurali	crurale
genitive/ dative	definite	cruralului		cruralei	cruralilor	cruralelor

Spanish

Adjective

crural (plural crurales)

(anatomy) crural

Derived terms

Further reading

“crural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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