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femur

Noun

fe=mur

WORDNET DICTIONARY

femur(n = noun.body) femoris, thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee; Array

has parts: lateral condyle, medial condyle, trochanter

is a part of thigh

is a kind of leg bone

Derived form adjective femoral₁

femur, n. [L. thigh.].

The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee. [1913 Webster]

femur, n. (pl. femurs or femora)
1 Anat. the thigh-bone, the thick bone between the hip and the knee.
2 the corresponding part of an insect.

Derivative

femoral adj.

Etymology

L femur femoris thigh

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