subcruˈreal, a. Anat.
Also -æal.
[f. next.]
Situated under the crureus; pertaining to the subcrureus. So subcruˈrean a.
| 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 49/1 We have known inflammation of the synovial membrane of the knee to have been the result of a wound of the subcruræal bursa. 1859 Mayne Expos. Lex., Subcruræus,..subcrurean. |