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Definition: Femur |
FemurNoun1. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "femur" was first used: 1563. (references) |
Etymology: Femur \Fe"mur\, noun; plural Femora. [Latin expression thigh.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The femur or thigh bone is the longest (length), largest (volume) and strongest (mechanical ability to resist deformity) bone of the human body. The femur consists of a head and a neck proximally. a diaphysis (or shaft), and two condyles distally. It articulates with the acetabulum, the articular cup on the pelvis (hipbone), superiorly, and with the tibia and patella inferiorly. It forms part of the hip and part of the knee.
The anterior view of the femur.The femur's head forms a ball-and-socket joint at the hip. The condyles at the knee form a condylar joint.
Other proximal features of the bone include the greater trochanter and the lesser trochanter, two bony projections that allow muscles to attach. Posteriorly the gluteal tuberosity is a rough surface that gluteus maximus attaches to. Beneath this, the linea aspera runs down the back of the femur, which also provides an attachment for the biceps femoris muscle.
The medial and lateral condyles on the distal end, are bumps that fit into corresponding articular facets on the tibia. The gap between the two condyles is called the intercondylar fossa (or notch). Above the femoral condyles are the medial and lateral epicondyles, above the medical epicondyle is the adductor tubercle.
Parallel structure by the same name exist in other complex animals, such as the bone inside a ham or a leg of lamb.
Disease conditions
The neck of the femur is commonly fractured in elderly women, because of osteoporosis.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Femur."
Synonyms: FemurSynonyms: femoris (n), thighbone (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Femur |
| English words defined with "femur": acetabulum, Antitrochanter, articulatio coxae, articulatio genus ♦ cotyloid cavity, coxa ♦ Fabella, Femora, femoral ♦ genu ♦ hip, hip joint, hip socket ♦ Iliofemoral, Intercondyloid, Intertrochanteric ♦ knee, knee joint ♦ lateral condyle, lateral epicondyle ♦ medial condyle ♦ osteoblastoma, osteogenic sarcoma, osteosarcoma ♦ Propodiale ♦ stifle ♦ Thigh bone, Tibiotarsus, trochanter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "femur": Anterior Cruciate Ligament ♦ Femoral Fractures, Femoral Neck Fractures ♦ greater trochanter ♦ Hip Fractures ♦ Legg-Perthes Disease ♦ Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee ♦ Posterior Cruciate Ligament. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Femur" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (femur), Hungarian (femur), Latin (femur, flat vertical band on triglyph, hip, say, speak, talk, thigh, thighs), Romanian (femur, thigh bone), Serbo-Croatian (femur). |
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 | U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 69, Savenay, France. : Fractured femur taken by bedside x-ray unit. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Lower half of right femur, with ball impacted above the inner condyle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Dinobone" by Kevin Walsh Commentary: "Brachiosaurus femur (thigh bone of one of the largest dinosaurs) with University of Zimbabwe geology student Metrinah Ruzvidzo for scale." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | When this occurs in weight-bearing bones, such as the femur (upper leg bone), limping, deformity, and fractures may occur. (references) | |
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| "Femur" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Femur" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 66 | 41,290 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "femur": femur form impactor ♦ Femur Head ♦ Femur Head Necrosis. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "femur": femur-tibia. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "femur"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | femur, kërci (fibula, shank, shin). (various references) | |
Arabic | عظم الفخذ. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | бедрена кост (hipbone, thigh bone). (various references) | |
Chinese | 股 (Stranding). (various references) | |
Czech | stehenní kost (thigh bone). (various references) | |
Danish | fovea capitis femoris (pit on head of femur), femuramputation (amputation of the femur), femurs krumningsindex (curvature index of the femur), femurhoved (head of femur), laarbenshals (neck of femur), aksial belastning af lårbenet (axial femur force), caput femoris (head of femur), collum femoris (neck of femur), condylus lateralis femoris (lateral condyle, lateral condyle of femur), condylus medialis femoris (medial condyle, medial condyle of femur), corpus femoris (shaft of femur), øverste lårbensdel (upper femur), lårbensskaftet (shaft of femur), mediale femurkondyl (medial condyle, medial condyle of femur), gliden (coasting, glissement, idling, mobility of head of femur, sliding, to slide), glissement (glissement, mobility of head of femur), hue-agtig deformering af caput femoris (cap-like deformation of head of femur), lårbenets belastningsindeks (femur force criterion), lårbenets dynamometriske simulator (femur load cell simulator), laterale femurkondyl (lateral condyle, lateral condyle of femur). (various references) | |
Dutch | femurhals (neck of femur), fovea capitis femoris (pit on head of femur), fossula capitis femoris (pit on head of femur), fossa capitis femoris (pit on head of femur), femur-meetcelsimulator (femur load cell simulator), femurkrachtkriterium (axial femur force), femurkrachtcriterium (femur force criterion), bovenste gedeelte van het femur (upper femur), buitenste dijbeenknobbel (lateral condyle, lateral condyle of femur), caput femoris (head of femur), collum femoris (neck of femur), condylus lateralis femoris (lateral condyle, lateral condyle of femur), condylus medialis femoris (medial condyle, medial condyle of femur), binnenste dijbeenknobbel (medial condyle, medial condyle of femur), dijbeenhals (neck of femur), corpus femoris (shaft of femur). (various references) | |
French | fémur. (various references) | |
German | Oberschenkelknochen (femurs). (various references) | |
Greek | μηρός (thigh), μηριαίο οστό (thigh bone). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ירך (ham, haunch, hip, loin, thigh), עצם הירך (thighbone). (various references) | |
Hungarian | combcsont (thigh bone). (various references) | |
Italian | femore (thighbone). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 腿 (thigh), 股 (crotch, groin, thigh), 大腿部 , 大腿骨 (thighbone). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | もも (peach, thigh), だいたいぶ, だいたいこつ (thighbone). (various references) | |
Manx | craue ny lheshey. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | emurfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | fêmur (thigh-bone). (various references) | |
Romanian | femur (thigh bone). (various references) | |
Russian | бедренная кость (thighbone, thigh-bone). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | femur. (various references) | |
Spanish | fémur (thighbone). (various references) | |
Swedish | lårben (thigh, thigh bone). (various references) | |
Thai | กระดูกโคนขา. (various references) | |
Turkish | uyluk (thigh), kalça kemiği (hipbone, huckle-bone, ilium, thighbone). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | стегно (ham, haunch, hip, huck, thigh). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | femur. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen abraam tw paidi autou tw presbuterw thV oikiaV autou tw arconti pantwn twn autou qeV thn ceira sou upo ton mhron mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixitque ad servum seniorem domus suae qui praeerat omnibus quae habebat pone manum tuam subter femur meum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to the elder seruaunt of his hows, that was bifore in rulyng to alle thingis that he had, Put thin hoond vndir myn hip, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayde vnto his eldest servaunte of his house which had the rule over all that he had: Put thy hande vnder my thye that |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Abraham said to his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 24, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug miingon si Abraham sa iyang sulogoon, ang labing tigulang sa iyang balay, nga mao siya ang nagbantay sa tanan nga iya: Ibutang mo, nangaliyupo ako kanimo, ang imong kamot sa ilalum sa akong paa; |
| Chinese | 亞 伯 拉 罕 對 管 理 他 全 業 最 老 的 僕 人 說 、 請 你 把 手 放 在 我 大 腿 底 下 。 |
| Croatian | Abraham prozbori svome najstarijem sluzi u kuæi, pod èijom je upravom bilo sve njegovo: "Stavi svoju ruku pod moje stegno |
| Danish | Da sagde Abraham til sin Træl, sit Hus's ældste, som stod for hele hans Ejendom: "Læg din Hånd under min Lænd, |
| Dutch | Zo sprak Abraham tot zijn knecht, den oudste van zijn huis, regerende over alles, wat hij had: Leg toch uw hand onder mijn heup, |
| Finnish | Niin Aabraham sanoi palvelijallensa, talonsa vanhimmalle, joka hallitsi kaikkea, mitä hänellä oli: "Pane kätesi kupeeni alle. |
| French | Abraham dit à son serviteur, le plus ancien de sa maison, l`intendant de tous ses biens: Mets, je te prie, ta main sous ma cuisse; |
| German | Und er sprach zu dem ältesten Knecht seines Hauses, der allen seinen Gütern vorstand: Lege deine Hand unter meine Hüfte |
| Hungarian | Monda azért Ábrahám az õ háza öregebb szolgájának, a ki õnéki mindenében gazda vala: Tedd a kezed tomporom alá! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada suatu hari berkatalah Abraham kepada hambanya yang paling tua, yang mengurus segala harta bendanya, "Letakkanlah tanganmu di antara pangkal pahaku. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata Ibrahim kepada hambanya, yaitu kepada yang tua dalam rumahnya dan yang memerintahkan segala miliknya: Bubuhlah tanganmu di bawah pangkal pahaku, |
| Maori | Na ka mea a Aperahama ki te kaumatua o ana pononga i roto i tona whare, ki te kaiwhakahaere o ana mea katoa, Tena, whakapakia mai tou ringa ki raro ki toku huhu: |
| Norwegian | Da sa Abraham til sin tjener, han som var den eldste i hans hus og rådet over alt det han hadde: Kjære, legg din hånd under min lend, |
| Portuguese | E disse Abraão ao seu servo, o mais antigo da casa, que tinha o governo sobre tudo o que possuía: Põe a tua mão debaixo da minha coxa, |
| Rumanian | Avraam a zis celui mai bqtrkn rob din casa lui, care era kngrijitorul tuturor averilor lui: ,,Pune-yi te rog, mkna subt coapsa mea; |
| Spanish | Entonces Abraham dijo a un siervo suyo, el más viejo de su casa y que administraba todo lo que tenía: --Por favor, pon tu mano debajo de mi muslo, |
| Swedish | Då sade han till sin äldste hustjänare, den som förestod all hans egendom: "Lägg din hand under min länd; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "femur": femurs. (additional references) | |
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"Femur" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Efimov, efmtr, emur, fayourn, Fayum, fecma, fema, femer, Femia, femo, femor, femu, femus, fenue, feuer, feur, fevum, fumar, fumir, Kemour, semur, temur. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "femur" (pronounced fē"mer) |
| 3 | -ē" m er | dreamer, Creamer, lemur, reamer, schemer, screamer, steamer, streamer. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: fumer. | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-m-r-u" | |
-1 letter: fume, mure. | |
-2 letters: emf, emu, fem, fer, feu, fur, ref, rem, rue, rum. | |
-3 letters: ef, em, er, me, mu, re, um. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-m-r-u" | |
+1 letter: femurs, ferrum, frenum, fumers, fumier. | |
+2 letters: earmuff, fermium, ferrums, fraenum, frenums, fumbler, furmety, muffler, perfume, turfmen. | |
+3 letters: dreamful, drumfire, earmuffs, fermiums, flummery, formulae, foursome, fraenums, fremitus, frenulum, frumenty, frumpier, fumarase, fumarate, fumarole, fumblers, furmenty, merciful, mufflers, perfumed, perfumer, perfumes, refugium, subframe, unformed, unframed. | |
+4 letters: ausformed, creampuff, cuneiform, drumfires, farmhouse, formulate, formulize, foursomes, frenulums, frumpiest, fumarases, fumarates, fumaroles, furmeties, furmities, masterful, mufflered, perfumers, perfumery, perfuming, remindful, subframes, superfarm, superfirm, unfreedom, uniformed, uniformer, vermifuge. | |
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