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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