femur

fe·mur  (fmr) n. pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (fmr-) 1. a. A bone of the leg situated between the pelvis and knee in humans. It is the largest and strongest bone in the body. b. A functionally similar bone in the leg or hind limb of a vertebrate animal. Also called thighbone. 2. The thick, most muscular segment of the insect leg, situated between the trochanter and the tibia. [Latin, thigh.]

femur

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femur [fee-mer, fee-mer-ra]

Noun

pl femurs or femora the thighbone [Latin: thigh]

femoral adj

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femur  (fmr)

The long bone of the thigh or of the upper portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton.

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Noun

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femur - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee femoris, thighbone lateral condyle - a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur medial condyle - a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee trochanter - one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached leg bone - a bone of the leg