CRURA
CRUS
crus
(noun) the leg from the knee to foot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
crura
plural of crus
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"ra (kr"r), n. pl. (Anat.)
Definition: See Crus.
CRUS
Crus (krs), n.; pl. Crura (kr. Etym: [L., the leg.] (Anat.) (a) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. (b) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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