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CRUS
crus
(noun) the leg from the knee to foot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
crus (plural crura)
The shin (tibia and fibula)
A leglike part; shank
Etymology 2
Noun
crus
plural of cru
Anagrams
• RUCs, curs, rucs, scur
Noun
CRUs
plural of CRU
Anagrams
• RUCs, curs, rucs, scur
Source: Wiktionary
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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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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