femur

femur definition - medical

fe·mur (fēˈmər)

noun pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (fĕmˈər-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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