crura

crus   (krōōs, krŭs)    n.   pl. cru·ra (krŏŏr'ə) The section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank. A leglike part. A body part consisting of elongated masses or diverging bands that resemble legs or roots. [Latin crūs, crūr-, leg.]

Main Entry: crus
Pronunciation: 'krüs, 'kr&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cru·ra /'kru(&)r-&/
1 : the part of the hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus : SHANK
2 : any of various anatomical parts likened to a leg or to a pair of legs: as a : either of the diverging proximal ends of the corpora cavernosa b : thetendinous attachments of the diaphragm to the bodies of the lumbar vertebrae forming the sides of the aortic opening —often used in plural c crura plural : the pedunclesof the cerebrum called also crura cerebri d crura plural : the peduncles of the cerebellum e crura plural : the posterior pillars of thefornix called also crura fornicis f (1) : a long bony process of the incus that articulates with the stapes; also : a shorter one projecting from the body of theincus perpendicular to this (2) : either of the two bony processes forming the sides of the arch of the stapes