FEMUR - Definition

Pronunciation:		'feemur
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

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	Synonyms:	femoris, thighbone

	See Also:	lateral condyle, leg bone, medial condyle, thigh, trochanter

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Fe"mur\, n.; pl. {Femora}. [L. thigh.] (Anat.) (a) The thigh bone. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See {Coxa}.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	thighbone.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The femur is the bone that extends from the hip joint to the knee joint. The head of femur is spherical and forms the hip joint.