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fe⋅mur

  [fee-mer]
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–noun, plural fe⋅murs, fem⋅o⋅ra  [fem-er-uh] .
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.

Origin:
1555–65; < L: thigh
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fem·o·ra   (fěm'ər-ə)   
n.  A plural of femur.
fe·mur   (fē'mər)   


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n.   pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (fěm'ər-ə)

    1. A bone of the leg situated between the pelvis and knee in humans. It is the largest and strongest bone in the body.

    2. A functionally similar bone in the leg or hind limb of a vertebrate animal. Also called thighbone.

  2. The thick, most muscular segment of the insect leg, situated between the trochanter and the tibia.


[Latin, thigh.]
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Main Entry: femora
plural of FEMUR

Main Entry: fe·mur
Pronunciation: 'fE-m&r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fe·murs or fem·o·ra /'fem-(&-)r&/
1 : the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone in the human body, extends from the hip to the knee,articulates above with the acetabulum by a rounded head connected with the shaft of the bone by an oblique neck bearing a pair of trochanters for the attachment of muscles, and articulates with thetibia below by a pair of condyles called also thighbone
2 : the segment of an insect's leg that is third from the body
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femur fe·mur (fē'mər)
n. pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (fěm'ər-ə)

  1. See thigh.

  2. The long bone of the thigh, and the longest and strongest bone in the human body, situated between the pelvis and the knee and articulating with the hipbone and with the tibia and patella. Also called thighbone.

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femur   (fē'mər)  Pronunciation Key 
The long bone of the thigh or of the upper portion of the hind leg. See more at skeleton.
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