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crus (krus, kro̵̅o̅s)

noun pl. crura cru′ra (kro̵̅o̅′rə, kro̵or′ə)

  1. the part of a leg or hind limb between the knee and the ankle; shank
  2. any anatomical structure resembling a leg or (in the plural) a pair of legs, as the cerebral peduncles

Etymology: L, leg, shank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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