thighbone

UK
/ˈθaɪbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪboʊn/
thighbonesubstantiv
thighbones
Pl.
UK
/ˈθaɪbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪboʊn/
Übersetzungen
The palaeontologist identified the fossilised thighbone as belonging to a giant deer.
Le paléontologue a identifié le fémur fossile comme appartenant à un cerf géant.
Definitionen
The long bone of the upper leg, extending from the hip to the knee; the femur in humans and other vertebrates.
The palaeontologist identified the fossilised thighbone as belonging to a giant deer.
Synonyme
thighboneadjektiv
UK
/ˈθaɪˌbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪˌboʊn/
Used attributively before another noun to describe something relating to the thighbone (femur).
Übersetzungen
Surgeons performed a complex operation to repair a thighbone fracture.
Les chirurgiens ont pratiqué une opération complexe pour réparer une fracture fémorale.
Definitionen
Relating to or involving the thighbone (femur).
Surgeons performed a complex operation to repair a thighbone fracture.