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