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THIGHBONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

Synonyms:

femoris; femur; thighbone

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thighbone" is a kind of...):

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

Meronyms (parts of "thighbone"):

lateral condyle (a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur)

medial condyle (a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur)

trochanter (one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)

Holonyms ("thighbone" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

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