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Improves Whole Body Bone Mineral Density Studies suggest that groups supplemented with dairy increased whole-body bone mineral content, including total hip, femoral neck, and lumbar spine, and increased whole-body bone mineral density.
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Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Hawks were without Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Clint Capela (metacarpal ligament sprain), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery) and Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture) against the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Pre-adolescents and teenagers can develop capital femoral epiphysis, a growth disorder that allows the femur to slide out of position.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
During an 11-hour procedure, surgeons implanted 10 electrodes in his legs and hips: a cuff around each of his two femoral nerves, allowing control of discrete muscle fibers in his quadriceps, and eight simpler single-contact electrodes that activate the nerves in his gluteal muscles and hamstrings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
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Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Hawks were without Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Clint Capela (metacarpal ligament sprain), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery) and Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture) against the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Pre-adolescents and teenagers can develop capital femoral epiphysis, a growth disorder that allows the femur to slide out of position.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
During an 11-hour procedure, surgeons implanted 10 electrodes in his legs and hips: a cuff around each of his two femoral nerves, allowing control of discrete muscle fibers in his quadriceps, and eight simpler single-contact electrodes that activate the nerves in his gluteal muscles and hamstrings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
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“Femoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femoral. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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femoral
adjective
fem·o·ral
ˈfem-(ə-)rəl 
: of or relating to the femur or thigh
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