Definition of Femurs. Meaning of Femurs. Synonyms of Femurs

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Definition of Femurs

Femur
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 Femurs from wikipedia

- (knock knee), the femurs converge so much that the knees touch. The opposite condition, genu varum (bow-leggedness), occurs when the femurs diverge. In the...
- m**** which covers the front and sides of the femur. The name derives from Latin four-headed muscle of the femur. The quadriceps femoris muscle is subdivided...
- The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial...
- Femur condyle may refer to: Lateral condyle of femur Medial condyle of femur This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Femur condyle...
- and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the...
- confused with terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae), trochanter, femur (pl.: femora), tibia (pl.: tibiae), tarsus (pl.: tarsi), ischium (pl.: ischia)...
- lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. The other one is the medial condyle. The lateral condyle is the more prominent...
- A trochanter is a tubercle of the femur near its joint with the hip bone. In humans and most mammals, the trochanters serve as important muscle attachment...
- femur articulates with the tibia and patella forming the knee. By most measures, the femur is the strongest and longest bone in the body. The femur is...
- Tubercle of the femur can refer to: Quadrate tubercle Adductor tubercle of femur This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Tubercle...