crura of the diaphragm
cru·ra of the di·a·phragm
(krūr'ă dī'ă-fram)The muscular origins of the diaphragm from the bodies of the upper lumbar vertebrae that pass the aorta upward to the central tendon.
Synonym(s): crura diaphragmatis [TA] .
Synonym(s): crura diaphragmatis [TA] .
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