Medical Definition of Crural arch

1. A fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that extends from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle bridging, muscular and vascular lacunae;forms the floor of the inguinal canal; gives origin to the lowermost fibres of internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum inguinale, arcus inguinalis, crural arch, fallopian arch, fallopian ligament, femoral arch, Poupart's ligament. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crural Arch

crunode
crunodes
cruor
cruores
cruorin
cruors
crupper
cruppered
cruppering
cruppers
crura
crura membranacea ampullaria ductus semicircularis
crura of bony semicircular canals
crura ossea canalium semicircularium
crural
crural fascia
crural fossa
crural hernia
crural interosseous nerve
crural ring
crural septum
crural sheath
cruralis posterior
crureus
crus
crus I
crus II

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