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thighbone

UK
/ˈθaɪbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪboʊn/

Translations

thighbonenoun
thighbones
pl
UK
/ˈθaɪbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪboʊn/
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.
Synonyms
femur
thighboneadjective
UK
/ˈθaɪˌbəʊn/
US
/ˈθaɪˌboʊn/
Used attributively before another noun to describe something relating to the thighbone (femur).
Surgeons performed a complex operation to repair a thighbone fracture.
Les chirurgiens ont pratiqué une opération complexe pour réparer une fracture fémorale.

Definitions

thighbonenoun
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.
thighboneadjective
Relating to or involving the thighbone (femur).
Surgeons performed a complex operation to repair a thighbone fracture.
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