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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Hip Fractures Hip fractures are breaks in the upper femur (thigh bone).
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
And Fernando Tatís came back from a stress reaction in his right thigh bone after missing most of the summer, and hasn’t missed a beat, hitting seven home runs with an .868 OPS in September.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
These are located on the inside of your thigh, spanning from your femur (or thigh bone) up to your pelvis.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
And Fernando Tatís came back from a stress reaction in his right thigh bone after missing most of the summer, and hasn’t missed a beat, hitting seven home runs with an .868 OPS in September.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
These are located on the inside of your thigh, spanning from your femur (or thigh bone) up to your pelvis.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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thighbone
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