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femur
[fee-mer]
noun
plural
femurs, femoraAnatomy.a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
Zoology.a corresponding bone of the leg or hind limb of an animal.
Entomology.the third segment of the leg of an insect (counting from the base), situated between the trochanter and the tibia.
femur
/ ˈھːə /
noun
Nontechnical name: thighbone.the longest thickest bone of the human skeleton, articulating with the pelvis above and the knee below
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
the segment of an insect's leg nearest to the body
femur
The long bone of the thigh or of the upper portion of the hind leg.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of femur1
Word History and Origins
Origin of femur1
Example Sentences
The paramedics explained Antonio was discovered on the back seat of the car and "quickly assessed" to have had fractured his femur.
The head of the newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre is standing next to two tables, covered in femurs.
"I shattered my femur bone in four different places," he says.
Tang suffered a left femur injury as a result of the attack and had to have surgery and take time off work to recover, according to the complaint.
She has a pacemaker to regulate her heart rate and is recovering from a broken femur after falling in the Ulster Hospital.
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