femur
English
/ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A thighbone.
- (entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.
- (arachnology) A segment of the leg of an arachnid.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin femur (thigh).
Origin
Latin
femur
Gloss
thigh
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetabulofemoral English
- aortofemoral English
- axillofemoral English
- bifemoral English
- caudofemoral English
- coxofemoral English
- femoral English
- forefemur English
- genitofemoral English
- gluteofemoral English
- humerofemoral English
- iliacofemoral English
- iliofemoral English
- inguinofemoral English
- interfemoral English
- intrafemoral English
- ischiofemoral English
- meniscofemoral English
- mesofemoral English
- mesofemur English
- metafemur English
- midfemoral English
- nonfemoral English
- patellofemoral English
- perifemoral English
- postfemoral English
- prefemoral English
- prefemur English
- profemoral English
- pubofemoral English
- saphenofemoral English
- tibiofemoral English
- transfemoral English
- vertebrofemoral English
- femorālis Latin
- femur Latin
- femore Italian
- fèmur Catalan, Valencian
- femoral
- prefemur
- forefemur
- bifemoral
- metafemur
- mesofemur
- prefemoral
- midfemoral
- nonfemoral
- profemoral
- postfemoral
- pubofemoral
- iliofemoral
- coxofemoral
- mesofemoral
- perifemoral
- aortofemoral
- caudofemoral
- tibiofemoral
- transfemoral
- intrafemoral
- interfemoral
- iliacofemoral
- gluteofemoral
- genitofemoral
- axillofemoral
- humerofemoral
- ischiofemoral
- patellofemoral
- inguinofemoral
- saphenofemoral
- meniscofemoral
- vertebrofemoral
- acetabulofemoral