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femoral femur




femur
noun femurs, femora
    1. The longest and largest bone of the human skeleton, the upper end of which articulates with the hip joint, and the lower end with the knee joint. Also called thigh bone.
    2. The corresponding bone in the hind limb of four-limbed vertebrates.
    3. The segment of an insect's leg that is closest to its body.
Derivative: femoral
adj
    Belonging or relating to, or in the region of, the femur or the thigh.
Etymology: 18c: Latin, meaning ‘thigh'.



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