Library / English Dictionary

FEMUR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: femora   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

Synonyms:

femoris; femur; thighbone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("femur" is a kind of...):

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

Meronyms (parts of "femur"):

lateral condyle (a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur)

medial condyle (a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur)

trochanter (one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)

Holonyms ("femur" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

Derivation:

femoral (of or relating to or near the femur or thigh)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Femur, spine, and the pelvic bones are the most commonly affected sites.

(Bone Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A major stabilizing ligament in the knee that attaches the surfaces of the femur and tibia.

(Anterior Cruciate Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of cell concentration expressed as the number of viable cells per femur.

(Cells per Femur, NCI Thesaurus)

Displacement of the femur bone from its normal position at the HIP JOINT.

(Hip Dislocation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A cone-shaped projection in the shaft of the femur in which the iliopsoas muscle is attached.

(Lesser Trochanter, NCI Thesaurus)

Two cup shaped areas, one each on the lateral side of the lower pelvis that house the head of the femur to form the ball and socket joint of the hip.

(Acetabulum, NCI Thesaurus)

It affects the long bones, and most commonly, the distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus.

(Childhood Conventional Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A traumatic or pathologic injury to the femur in which the continuity of the fibula is broken.

(Fibula Fracture, NCI Thesaurus)

The cylindrical body of the femur.

(Femoral Shaft, NCI Thesaurus)

A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that articulates with the femur and protects the knee joint.

(Patella, NCI Thesaurus)