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Definition of Thighbone
1. Noun. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee.
Terms within: Lateral Condyle, Medial Condyle, Trochanter
Group relationships: Thigh
Generic synonyms: Leg Bone
Derivative terms: Femoral
Definition of Thighbone
1. Noun. (skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thighbone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thighbone
Literary usage of Thighbone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Mechanics by Charles Bell, Jeffries Wyman (1902)
"Their description of the neck of the thighbone, it is believed, will be found 1
Animal Mechanics, or Proofs of Design in the Animal Frame. ..."
2. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"Short stature due to the thighbone—Squatting position of Japanese. Good
Position.—Form—Style—Grace—Due to parsimony in Nature— " Handiness "—The value of ..."
3. The Science and Art of Surgery: Being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries by John Eric Erichsen (1869)
"Dislocation of the bead of the thighbone—Upwards and somewhat backwards, ...
315 Ш. Dislocation of the head of the thighbone—Backwards into sciatic notch ..."
4. Woman Under Socialism by August Bebel (1904)
"Hence we may compare the weight of the brain with that of the thighbone. It follows
from the figures given above, that women have, relatively, 26.4 per cent ..."
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