Crural

(kru’-ral) [cms, a leg]. Pertaining to the thigh. C. Arch. See Ligament. C. Hernia, femoral hernia. C. Ring, the femoral ring; the upper opening of the femoral canal, bounded in front by Poupart’s ligament and the deep crural arch, behind by the pubis, internally by Gimbernat’s ligament, externally by a fibrous band separating it from the femoral vein. 215