fe·mur (f  m r)n. pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (f  mr-) 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 [fee-mer, fee-mer-ra]
Noun
pl femurs or femora the thighbone [Latin: thigh]
femoral adj
| femur (fmr) The long bone of the thigh or of the upper portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  femur - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the kneelateral 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 |
Translations
femur
n femur [ˈfiːmə]
the thigh bone. femur, dybeen عَظْم الفَخْذ бедро stehenní kost lårbensknogle; lårben der Oberschenkelknochen μηριαίο οστό fémur reieluu استخوان ران reisiluu fémur עֶצֶם הַיָרֵך जांघ की हड्डी bedrena kost combcsont tulang paha lærleggur femore 大腿骨 대퇴골, 넓적다리뼈 šlaunikaulis augšstilba kauls femur dijbeen lårbein kość udowa fémur femur бедро stehnová kosť stegno butna kost lårben กระดูกโคนขา kalça kemiği 股骨 стегно ران کی ہڈی xương đùi 股骨
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