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noun Crus n. (pl. crura) (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.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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