Fe·mur n.; pl. Femora Anat. (a) The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.
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femur
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends
from the pelvis to the knee [syn: thighbone, femoris]
[also: femora (pl)]