Associations to the word «Femur»

Wiktionary

FEMUR, noun. (anatomy) A thighbone.
FEMUR, noun. A segment of the leg of an insect or arachnid.
FEMUR HEAD, noun. (anatomy) The highest, globular part of the femur.
FEMUR HEADS, noun. Plural of femur head

Dictionary definition

FEMUR, noun. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats