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called also thigh bone
Examples of femur in a Sentence
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Word History
New Latin femor-, femur, from Latin, thigh
1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Femur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femur. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
femur
nouncalled also thighbone
Medical Definition
femur
nouncalled also thigh bone
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