different between peroneal vs crural

English

Etymology

From perona or peroneus +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??.???ni?.?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??.o??ni?.?l/, /p???o?.ni.?l/ (to differentiate from perineal, see below)
• Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

peroneal (comparative more peroneal, superlative most peroneal)

1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the fibula or to the part of the leg containing it, the outside (lateral aspect) of the lower leg (that is, what anatomical terminology calls the leg, from knee to foot). [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 526:

     Charcot praised Duchenne's work on tabes, and gave the first description of sclerosis and the peroneal type of muscular atrophy.

Usage notes

Do not confuse peroneal ("of the outside of the lower leg") with perineal ("of the skin between the genitals and anus"); the words sound almost alike or even entirely alike, depending on the variable quality of a single reduced vowel.

Derived terms

• peroneal artery
• peroneal nerve
• peroneal vein

Synonyms

• fibular

Anagrams

• Loperena

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cr?r?lis, from cr?s (“leg”) (stem: cr?r-).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?????l/

Adjective

crural (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Romanian

Etymology

From French crural.

Adjective

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

1. crural

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

crural (plural crurales)

1. (anatomy) crural

Derived terms

• bíceps crural
• cuadrado crural