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femur
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun femur has 1 sense
- 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
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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.
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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