thigh
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noun
1.
the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
2.
the corresponding part of the hind limb of other animals; the femoral region.
3.
a.
the true femoral region that is hidden by the skin or feathers of the body.
b.
the segment below, containing the fibula and tibia.
4.
Entomology. the femur.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English thi, thigh(e), the(h), Old English thīoh, thēoh; cognate with Dutch dij, Old High German dioh, Old Norse thjō
before 900; Middle English thi, thigh(e), the(h), Old English thīoh, thēoh; cognate with Dutch dij, Old High German dioh, Old Norse thjō
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| —n | |
| 1. | the part of the leg between the hip and the knee in man |
| 2. | the corresponding part in other vertebrates and insects |
| Related: crural, femoral | |
| [Old English thēh; related to Old Frisian thiāch, Old High German dioh thigh, Old Norse thjō buttock, Old Slavonic tyku fat] | |
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Word Origin & History
thigh
O.E. þeoh, þeh, from P.Gmc. *theukhom (cf. O.Fris. thiach, O.Du. thio, Du. dij, O.N. þjo, O.H.G. dioh), from PIE *teuk- from base *teu- "to swell" (cf. Lith. taukas, O.C.S. tuku, Rus. tuku "fat of animals;" Lith. tukti "to become fat;" Gk. tylos "callus, lump," tymbos "burial mound,
grave, tomb;" O.Ir. ton "rump;" L. tumere "to swell," tumulus "raised heap of earth," tumor "a swelling;" M.Ir. tomm "a small hill," Welsh tom "mound"). Thus thigh is lit. "the thick or fat part of the leg."
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Medical Dictionary
thigh (thī)
n.
The part of the leg between the hip and the knee. Also called femur.
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Example sentences from the web
He folded the bag and tucked it into a pocket on his right thigh.
Very hard on the thigh and thus was never learned by anybody else.
The biceps femoris, one of the hamstring muscles of the underside of each thigh.
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