Crura

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crura \Cru"ra\ (kr?"r?), n. pl. (Anat.)
     See {Crus}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Crus \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.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crura
       See {crus}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crus
       n : the leg from the knee to foot
       [also: {crura} (pl)]