femur

femur /fe·mur/ (fe´mer) pl. fem´ora, femurs   [L.]

1. the bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee, being the longest and largest bone in the body; its head articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone, and distally, the femur, along with the patella and tibia, forms the knee joint.

2. thigh.

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fe·mur (fmr)

n. pl. fe·murs or fem·o·ra (fmr-)

1. See thigh.

2. The long bone of the thigh, and the longest and strongest bone in the human body, situated between the pelvis and the knee and articulating with the hipbone and with the tibia and patella. Also called thighbone.

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Femur

The thigh bone.

Mentioned in: Chondromalacia Patellae, Osteomyelitis

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femur

[fē′mər] pl. femora, femurs

Etymology: L, thigh

the thigh bone, which extends from the pelvis to the knee. It is largely cylindric and is the longest and strongest bone in the body. It has a large round head that fits the acetabulum of the hip, and it displays a large neck and several prominences and ridges for muscle attachments. In an erect posture it inclines medially, drawing the knee joint near the line of gravity of the body.

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femur [fe´mur] (pl. fem´ora, femurs) (L.)

1. the thigh bone, extending from the pelvis to the knee; the longest and strongest bone in the body. Its proximal end articulates with the acetabulum, a cup-like cavity in the pelvic girdle. The greater and lesser trochanters are the two processes (prominences) at the proximal end of the femur. See anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.

2. thigh.

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femur

pl. femora [L.]

1. the thigh bone, extending from the pelvis to the stifle. The greater and lesser trochanters are the two processes (prominences) at the proximal end of the femur.

2. the thigh.

Femur of the dog. By permission from Aspinall V, O'Reilly M, Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Butterworth Heinemann, 2004