Synonyms for femur
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fee-mer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi mər |
Définition of femur
Origin :- 1560s, from Latin femur "thigh," of unknown origin; borrowed first as an architectural term, 1799 as "thighbone."
- As in thigh : noun leg part
- She bit off his left front tarsus and consumed the tibia and femur.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Gonytheca: articulating surface of femur to which the tibia is joined.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Fulcrant: the trochanter when continued along the femur, as in Carabids.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Pregenicular: in Orthoptera, that portion of femur proximad the knee.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Let one part, that in the centre, form a "femur" (in Greek μηρὁς).
- Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
- The length of the femur, two-thirds of which represent the depth of the seat.
- Extract from : « Spontaneous Activity in Education » by Maria Montessori
- That the patella and articular surface of the femur are healthy.
- Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
- The femur of the Brachiosaurus exceeded six feet; this must have been the greatest of them all.
- Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
- The neck of the femur is shortened and its angle diminished.
- Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
- The palpi have the femur dark brown at the base and white at the end.
- Extract from : « The Common Spiders of the United States » by James Henry Emerton
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