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crura /cru·ra/ (kroo´rah) [L.] plural of crus.
crura.
See crus.

crus [krus] (pl. cru´ra) (L.)
1. leg (def. 1).
2. a leglike part.
crus ce´rebri basis pedunculi cerebri.
crus of clitoris the continuation of the corpus cavernosum of the clitoris, diverging posteriorly to be attached to the pubic arch.
crura of diaphragm two fibroelastic bands that arise from the lumbar vertebrae and insert into the central tendon of the diaphragm.
crura of fornix two flattened bands of white matter that unite to form the body of the fornix of the cerebrum.
crus of penis the continuation of each corpus cavernosum of the penis, diverging posteriorly to be attached to the pubic arch.


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The first step in Riechelmann and Rettinger's procedure was to place the septal graft between the mucoperichondrial flaps and upper lateral cartilages and trim the caudal edge to the level of the medial crura of the lower lateral cartilages.
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