‖ subcrureus Anat.
(sʌbkrʊəˈriːəs)
Also -æus.
[mod.L. (sc. musculus), f. sub- sub- 1 d + crūrēus (f. crūs, crūr- leg).]
(See quot. 1848.)
| 1848 Quain's Anat. (ed. 5) I. 388 Subcrureus. Under this name is described a small band of muscular fibres, which extends from the anterior surface of the femur to the upper part of the synovial membrane of the knee-joint. 1887 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. V. 45 The subcrureus muscle found in the lower limb beneath the quadriceps extensor. |