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femur
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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.]
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femur
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.
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Noun1.femurfemur - 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
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