Definition of Femora. Meaning of Femora. Synonyms of Femora

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Definition of Femora

Femora
Femur Fe"mur, n.; pl. Femora. [L. thigh.] (Anat.) (a) The thigh bone. (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

Meaning of Femora from wikipedia

- The femur (/ˈfiːmər/; pl.: femurs or femora /ˈfɛmərə/), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh. The thigh is the region of the lower limb between...
- Intercrural ****, which is also known as coitus interfemoris, thigh ****, thighing, thighjob and interfemoral ****, is a type of non-penetrative **** in which...
- terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae), trochanter, femur (pl.: femora), tibia (pl. tibiae), tarsus (pl. tarsi), ischium (pl.: ischia), metatarsus...
- 3-segmented tarsi; as with many Orthoptera, the hind legs have enlarged femora, providing power for jumping. The front wings are adapted as tough, leathery...
- hairs on the lower face and white hairs on all femora while the female has white hairs only on the front femora. The females have twelve segments to their...
- and robust. The tibiae of the hind legs are blue, while the femora are orange. The hind femora have characteristic dark marks. They are also easily identified...
- cingulatus is slightly larger and the femora have varying amounts of black while D. koenigii has completely red femora. D. cingulatus is reported to occur...
- depressing their hind legs. Before jumping, the hind legs are raised and the femora are pressed tightly into curved indentations in the coxae. Treehoppers can...
- different in the two ****es. The hips of human females widen during puberty. The femora are also more widely spaced in females, so as to widen the opening in the...
- proven by traces of decompression sickness. The heads of the humeri and femora with many fossils show necrosis of the bone tissue, caused by a too rapid...