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THIGHBONE |
Femur |
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KNEE |
Femur/tibia joint |
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THIGH |
Femur locale |
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BONE |
Femur, e.g. |
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FEMORA |
Of Femur |
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OSSA |
Femur, tibia, etc. |
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FIBULA |
Bone below the femur |
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LEGBREAK |
Femur fracture caused by spinner’s delivery? |
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INTERTROCHANTERIC |
Between the trochanters of the femur. |
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FEMORAL |
Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery. |
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ILIOFEMORAL |
Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral
ligaments. |
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MARKSMANSHIP |
Labels top end of chap’s femur with the skill of a sharpshooter |
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INTERCONDYLOID |
Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or
notch of the femur. |
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FABELLA |
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the
condyles of the femur, in some mammals. |
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PROPODIALE |
The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the
propodialia being the humerus and femur. |
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ANTITROCHANTER |
An articular surface on the ilium of birds against
which the great trochanter of the femur plays. |
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CRUS |
That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and
the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. |
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TROCHANTER |
One of two processes near the head of the femur, the
outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small
trochanter. |
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TIBIOTARSUS |
The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus
in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of
the tarsus with the tibia. |
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PSOAS |
An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebrae and
inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and
the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas. |