Femora

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Femur \Fe"mur\ (f[=e]"m[u^]r), n.; pl. {Femora}
     (f[e^]m"[-o]*r[.a]). [L. thigh.] (Anat.)
     (a) The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of
         the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the
         knee.
     (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the


         thigh bone; the thigh. See {Coxa}.
         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  femora
       See {femur}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  femur
       n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends
           from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {thighbone}, {femoris}]
       [also: {femora} (pl)]