thighbone

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See femur.

thighbone [ˈθaɪˌbəʊn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a nontechnical name for the femur

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Noun

thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

femoris, femur

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

thighbone noun

Related words
technical name femur

Translations

thighbone [ˈθaɪˌbəʊn] n → femore m

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