Also -æus. Anat. [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.
