What is "crura"

Crus \Crus\ (kr?s), n.; pl. Crura (kr?"r?). [L., the leg.] (Anat.)

1. That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank.

2. 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.

Crura \Cru"ra\ (kr?"r?), n. pl. (Anat.) See Crus.

n. (crus English)

See crus

1. n. the leg from the knee to foot

2. [also: crura (pl)]