thighbone
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- noun
- /ˈθaɪboʊn/
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- After suffering an injury, she had to undergo surgery to repair her thighbone at the hospital.
- thighbone, or femur
- pelvis and thighbone
- hip and thighbone
Examples
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And the footbone connected to the thighbone...
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And the thighbone connected to the kneebone.
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With the hipbone connected to the thighbone.
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Your surgeon will remove the top end of the thighbone... and insert an artificial bone instead.
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On his desk was a thighbone, encased in clear plastic.
Fiction book (2001) -
The skeleton had been beheaded; skull and thighbones rested atop the ribs and vertebrae.
Blog text (1) -
The surgeon placed a metal rod to stabilize the broken thighbone during the recovery process.
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The thighbone is the largest bone in the human body, running from the pelvis to the knee.
Synonyms
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The long strong bone in the upper leg of a person between hip and knee
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Morphology
Etymology
The word thighbone is made from thigh and bone, so it literally means the 'bone in the thigh'. That's why thighbone refers to the long, strong bone from the hip to the knee, also called the femur.