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thighbone

/ˈθaɪbəʊn/

/ˈθaɪboʊn/

Translations

thighbonenoun

thighbones

/ˈθaɪbəʊn/

/ˈθaɪboʊn/

бедренная кость

The thighbone is the longest bone in the human body.

Бедренная кость - самая длинная кость в человеческом теле.

Synonyms

thighboneadjective

/ˈθaɪˌbəʊn/

/ˈθaɪˌboʊn/

Used attributively before another noun to describe something relating to the thighbone (femur).

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.