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Crural vs Sural - What's the difference?

crural | sural |

As adjectives the difference between crural and sural

is that crural is pertaining to the leg while sural is of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.

crural

English

Alternative forms

* crurall (obsolete) * cruralle (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • (chiefly, anatomy) Pertaining to the leg.
  • Leg-like in shape or constitution.

    • Derived terms

    * crural arch * crural artery * crural canal * crural hernia * crural nerve * crural ring * crural septum * crural sheath * crural vein * crural vessel * intercrural

    Related terms

    * crure * crured (heraldry) * crus (geometry and anatomy)

    References

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    sural

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.
    • the sural arteries
    (Webster 1913)