femorotibial index

noun

fem·​o·​ro·​tibial index

¦femə(ˌ)rō+…-

: the ratio of the length of the femur to the length of the tibia multiplied by 100

compared the femorotibial indexes of fossil men and modern anthropoids

Word History

Etymology

femoro- + tibial

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