thigh·bone (th  b n )n. See femur. |
thighbone [ˈθaɪˌbəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a nontechnical name for the femur
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| Noun | 1. |  thighbone - 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 |
thighbone noun
Related words
technical name femur
technical name femur
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