Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: femur (femora,femurs)  fee-mu(r)
  1. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
    - thighbone, femoris

Derived forms: femurs, femora

Type of: leg bone

Part of: thigh

Encyclopedia: Femur

Nearest

femoral nerve
femoral pulse
femoral vein
femoris
femto-
femtochemistry
femtometer
femtometre
femtosecond
femtovolt
femur
fen
fen orchid
fen orchis
fence
fence in
fence line
fence lizard
fence mending
fence rail
fencelike