crura

British  

/ ˈkrʊərə /

noun

1. the plural of crus

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Example Sentences

Desine, Bopipias, redeuntes nocte videbis, Caudasque incolumes post sua crura ferent.

From Chenodia Or, the Classical Mother Goose by Bigelow, Jacob

There are also special bundles of muscle fibers extending from the crura of the diaphragm and surrounding the esophagus, which contribute to tonic closure in the same way that a pinch-cock closes a rubber tube.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

On the front and under surface, the midbrain separates slightly as if to form two pillars, which are called the crura cerebri, or cerebral peduncles.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Pinguia crura luto, planta mox undique magna calcor, et in digito clavus mihi militis haeret.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

Interior of dorsal valve. c, c’, cardinal process; b’, b’, hinge-plate; s, dental sockets; l, loop; q, crura; a, a’, adductor impressions; c, accessory divaricator; b, peduncle muscles; ss, septum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various