thighbone

thigh·bone

T0164900 (thī′bōn′)n. See femur.

fe•mur

(ˈfi mər)

n., pl. fe•murs, fem•o•ra (ˈfɛm ər ə) 1. the long upper bone of the hind leg of vertebrates, extending from the pelvis to the knee; thighbone. 2. the often enlarged third segment of an insect leg, between the trochanter and the tibia. [1555–65; < Latin: thigh]

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thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the kneefemoris, femurlateral condyle - a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femurmedial condyle - a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femurthigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the kneetrochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attachedleg bone - a bone of the leg

thighbone

nounRelated words
technical name femur

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