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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
femur /ˈfiːmə/

▶noun (pl. femurs or femora /ˈfɛm(ə)rə/)

1 Anatomy the bone of the thigh or upper hindlimb.

2 Zoology the third segment of the leg in insects and some other arthropods.

– derivatives
femoral /ˈfɛm(ə)r(ə)l/ adjective.

– origin C15: from L. femur, femor- ‘thigh’.

'femur' also found in these Oxford entries:

acetabulum - cruciate ligament - thigh bone - tibia - trochal disc - trochanter

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