About The Word Crus
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Crus
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What's The Definition Of Crus?
[n] the leg from the knee to foot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Crus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Crus: Crus In Webster's Dictionary \Crus\ (kr?s), n.; pl. {Crura} (kr?"r?). [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.
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