crural

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

crural (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

  • crured (heraldry)
  • crus (geometry and anatomy)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 “crural, a. (and n.)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Spanish

Adjective

crural (plural crurales)

  1. (anatomy) crural

Derived terms

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