femur
femur
Definition
fe·mur (fē′mər)
noun pl. fe′·murs or fem′o·rafem′ə rə
- the largest, longest, and heaviest bone in the body, extending from the hip to the knee; thighbone
- a long leg segment in various animals, connecting the leg to the body
Etymology: ModL < L, thigh
fem′o·ral (fem′ə rəl) adjective
femur
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- cat: I have had most experience placing cannulae in the proximal femur of cats, so I will describe this as an example.
Converse of object
- leave: Human bone: left femur - ( Skeleton 4 ).
- break: Someone once described it to me as the mental equivalent of breaking a femur.
- have: She was found to have a fractured femur and waited for six days before having corrective surgery.
- sustain: She had lost consciousness briefly and sustained a suspected fractured femur, head, chest and rib injuries.
- fracture: He had a fall a month earlier which fractured a femur whilst living at 11 Union Street West.
- strike: The operator should note the depth at which the needle initially strikes the femur.
Adjective modifier
- proximal: Benefits of oral protein supplementation in elderly patients with fracture of the proximal femur.
- fractured: How long does it take for a fractured femur to heal?
- distal: A 34 year old man sustained an open fracture of the distal femur with bone loss.
- broken: This time Shirley's X-rays showed a broken femur in her hip.
- left: The left femur was also recovered albeit a great deal damaged.
- human: Also, very large human femurs have been discovered in the surrounding area.
Modifies a noun
- bone: These images of the rounded end of the femur bone show.. .
- length: I guess he thought that my femur length would shorten eventually.
- fracture: The unit treats approximately 1000 neck of femur fractures per year.
- head: Some dogs recover and function without treatment, but in severe case surgical removal of the femur head is indicated.
- density: Differences in proximal femur bone density over two centuries.
- angle: During running or walking, this increased femur angle leads to greater inward rotation at the knee and foot.
Noun used with modifier
- right: There was severe muscle damage associated with the fractured right femur.
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