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Peroneal vs Crural – What’s the difference?

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Peroneal vs Crural - What's the difference?
As adjectives the difference between peroneal and crural is that peroneal is (anatomy) of or pertaining to the fibula; fibular while crural is (chiefly|anatomy) pertaining to the leg.

peroneal

English

Adjective

(en adjective )

  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fibula; fibular
  • of or pertaining to the lateral or back side of the leg

    • Synonyms

    * fibular

    Derived terms

    *peroneal artery
    *peroneal nerve
    *peroneal vein

    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)

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