thigh bone
noun
variants
or thighbone
plural thigh bones or thighbones
: the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that extends from the hip to the knee : femur sense 1
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The labrum cushions the hip and acts like a seal to hold the ball at the top of the femur (thigh bone) within the hip socket.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, an ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament, which connects the thigh bone to the shinbone.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Stacks and stacks: skulls, rib cages, arm and thigh bones, pelvises, all gaping and glaring.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Then, Jovanotti – who is recovering from a thigh bone injury – took the stage, followed by James Blake and Beth Ditto with her indie rock band Gossip.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 June 2024
Fun fact: Underneath your kneecap lives a lot of cartilage and a surface where your patella (kneecap) and femur (thigh bone) meet, Dr. Haas explains.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 May 2024
Israeli strikes also left 8-year-old Abdullah with a fractured thigh bone and arm injury, his mother told ABC News.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Turn thighs over and cut away muscle along the back of the thigh bone.
—Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The shafts of long bones of the leg, such as the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone), are supplied with blood by the principal nutrient artery, which enters the bone through a hole (called a foramen) that is visible on the surface.
—Roger S. Seymour, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, an ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament, which connects the thigh bone to the shinbone.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Stacks and stacks: skulls, rib cages, arm and thigh bones, pelvises, all gaping and glaring.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Then, Jovanotti – who is recovering from a thigh bone injury – took the stage, followed by James Blake and Beth Ditto with her indie rock band Gossip.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 June 2024
Fun fact: Underneath your kneecap lives a lot of cartilage and a surface where your patella (kneecap) and femur (thigh bone) meet, Dr. Haas explains.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 May 2024
Israeli strikes also left 8-year-old Abdullah with a fractured thigh bone and arm injury, his mother told ABC News.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Turn thighs over and cut away muscle along the back of the thigh bone.
—Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
The shafts of long bones of the leg, such as the femur (thigh bone) and tibia (shin bone), are supplied with blood by the principal nutrient artery, which enters the bone through a hole (called a foramen) that is visible on the surface.
—Roger S. Seymour, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
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thighbone
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thigh·bone
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