femur
pronunciation
How to pronounce femur in British English:
UK [ˈfi:mə(r)]
How to pronounce femur in American English:
US [ˈfimɚ]
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- Noun:
- the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
Word Origin
- femur (n.)
- 1560s, at first in English as an architectural term; 1799 as "thighbone;" from Latin femur "thigh, upper part of the thigh," which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Three years ago this month , I learned that I had a seven-inch osteosarcoma in my left femur .
- 2. Overgrowth of the femur after fracture in children .
- 3. The team began the precarious task of shifting a femur , the single heaviest bone in the dinosaur 's body .
- 4. Rotational malalignment after fractures of the femur .
- 5. I think his right femur may be broken .