Femur

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
femur
    n 1: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton;
         extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {femur},
         {thighbone}, {femoris}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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