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The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.

The long bone that forms the skeleton of the thigh; the thigh.

1. Thigh-bone; the long bone of the thigh. articulating with the innominate bone above and the tibia and patella below. 2. The thigh.

The long thigh bone.

The proximal bone of the hind limb in man and vertebrates; the third joint in an insect's leg counting from the proximal end.

The thigh (q. v.) Also, the thigh bone, Os fem'oris, (F.) Los de la Cuisse. The strongest and longest of all the bones of the body, extending from the pelvis to the tibia, and forming the solid part of the thigh. The femur is cylindrical, slightly curved anteriorly, unsymmetrical and oblique downwards and inwards. The body of the bone is prismatic, and has, behind, a prominent ridge, the linea aspera. The femur ossifies from five points: - one on each process of the pelvic extremity; one in the body of the bone; and two on the condyles. It is articulated with the pelvis, tibia, and patella. See Thigh.

The thigh bone ; also the thigh itself.

Syn.: thigh bone. The largest, longest, and strongest bone in the body situated between the hip bone and the tibia. [Lat.]

n. [Latin] The thigh bone;—the third joint of an insect’s leg.