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Definitions for Femur

[1] Anatomy . a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
[2] Zoology . a corresponding bone of the leg or hind limb of an animal.
[3] Entomology . the third segment of the leg of an insect (counting from the base), situated between the trochanter and the tibia.
[4] the longest thickest bone of the human skeleton, articulating with the pelvis above and the knee below Nontechnical name: thighbone
[5] the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
[6] the segment of an insect's leg nearest to the body

Words related to Femur

groin, ham, flank, hock, loins, gammon

Words nearby Femur

femoral triangle, femoral vein, femorotibial, femto-, femtometer, femur, fen, fen-phen, fenagle, fence, fence in

Origin of Femur

1555–65; < Latin: thigh

Word origin for Femur

C18: from Latin: thigh

Synonyms for Femur

groin, flank, gammon, ham, hock, loins