Meaning & use
crura
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Leg-like or elongated supporting structures in anatomy, such as the crura of the diaphragm; the plural of crus.
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The crura of the diaphragm attach to the lumbar vertebrae.
Surgeons carefully examined the crura during the hiatal hernia repair.
A note on using this word
"Crura" is the Latin plural of "crus," meaning "leg," and appears in anatomical terms describing paired, leg-like structures throughout the body.
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