Hypertext Webster Gateway: "femur"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
femur
n : the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends
from the pelvis to the knee [syn: {thighbone}, {femoris}]
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