FEMUR

femur, thighbone, femoris

(noun) the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

femur (plural femurs or femora)

(anatomy) A thighbone.

(entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.

(arachnology) A segment of the leg of an arachnid.

Anagrams

• fumer

Source: Wiktionary


Fe"mur, n.; pl. Femora (. Etym: [L. thigh.] (Anat.) (a) The thigh bone. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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