thigh (th )n. 1. a. The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee. b. The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal. 2. The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula. 3. The femur of an insect's leg. [Middle English, from Old English th  oh; see teu - in Indo-European roots.] |
thigh [θaɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man
thigh
- ham, hamstring - Originally, the part of the leg behind the knee was called the ham, and then the tendon near the ham was the hamstring; by extension, the ham became the thigh and buttock together.
- haunch - The buttock and thigh together.
- hockshin, gambrel - The underside of the thigh is the hockshin or gambrel.
- thigh - Etymologically, the "plump" part of the leg, from an Indo-European base meaning "swell" or "fat."
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the kneemusculus adductor brevis - the short adductor muscle of the thigh musculus adductor longus - the long adductor muscle of the thigh great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus - the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh musculus quadriceps femoris, quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, quad - a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg arteria circumflexa femoris, circumflex artery of the thigh - an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles arteria femoralis, femoral artery - the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery femoral vein, vena femoralis - a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle lap - the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap" anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis - one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh femoris, femur, thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee femoral biceps, musculus biceps femoris - the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint, hip - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum |
| 2. | thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" dark meat - the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food |
thigh noun
Translations
n thigh [θai]
the part of the leg between the knee and hip. bobeen, dy فَخْذ бедро stehno lår der Oberschenkel μηρός muslo reis ران reisi cuisse יָרֵך जांघ bedro, natkoljenica comb paha læri coscia 太もも 넓적다리 šlaunis augšstilbs; ciska paha dij lår udo coxa coapsă бедро stehno stegno butina lår ต้นขา but 大腿 стегно ران، جانگھ đùi 大腿
thigh → فخذ stehno lår Oberschenkel μηρός muslo reisi cuisse bedro coscia 腿 넓적다리 dij lår udo coxa бедро lår ต้นขา but đùi 大腿
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