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thigh

  [thahy] ,
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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. (in birds)
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:
bef. 900; ME thi, thigh(e), the(h), OE thīoh, thēoh; c. D dij, OHG dioh, ON thjō
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thigh   (thī)   
n.  

    1. The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

    2. The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal.

  2. The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula.

  3. The femur of an insect's leg.


[Middle English, from Old English thēoh; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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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

Main Entry: thigh
Pronunciation: 'thI
Function: noun
1 : the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the kneeand supported by a single large bone —compare FEMUR 1
2 : the segment of the leg immediately distal tothe thigh in a bird or in a quadruped in which the true thigh is obscured
3 : the femur of an insect
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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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