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Femora

Femur \Fe"mur\ (f[=e]"m[u^]r), n.; pl. Femora (f[e^]m"[-o]*r[.a]). [L. thigh.] (Anat.)

  1. The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee.

  2. The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

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femora

alt. (plural of femur English) n. (plural of femur English)

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femora

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femur

  1. n. the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: thighbone, femoris]

  2. [also: femora (pl)]

Usage examples of "femora".

Trinil femora does not distinguish them significantly from modern human femora.

Day and Molleson stated that their results apparently indicated the contemporaneity of the calotte and femora with the Trinil fauna.

You knew already that the femora told us there were at least two different bodies.

Congenital luxation of the femora, when it appears in adult women is a prominent factor in dystocia.