CRURAL SHEATH
\kɹˈʊ͡əɹə͡l ʃˈiːθ], \kɹˈʊəɹəl ʃˈiːθ], \k_ɹ_ˈʊə_ɹ_əl ʃ_ˈiː_θ]\
Definitions of CRURAL SHEATH
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A funnel-shaped fascial investment of the femoral vessels. It is continuous above with the transversalis and iliac fasciae, and is divided by septa into three compartments: the outer, for the femoral artery; the middle, for the femoral vein; and the inner, known as the femoral canal.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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