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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The hip, which is a ball-and-socket joint at the upper thigh bone, is most likely to be fractured at its uppermost portion, known as the femoral neck.
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Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Museum researchers are planning to extract a sample from inside the dinosaur’s thigh bone for further study.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
To separate thighs and drumsticks, cut through joints where drumstick and thigh bones meet.
—Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
In a femoral osteotomy, the surgery is done on the thigh bone above the knee cap.
—Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
A day after running sprints for the first time since being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone, right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. took batting practice on the field at Petco Park.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
The two are trying to hunt down the missing relic from St. Joseph’s church — supposedly St. Joseph’s thigh bone — and Sister Andrea is sure a demon has it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Hip Fractures Hip fractures are breaks in the upper femur (thigh bone).
—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
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Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Museum researchers are planning to extract a sample from inside the dinosaur’s thigh bone for further study.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
To separate thighs and drumsticks, cut through joints where drumstick and thigh bones meet.
—Jeanne Ambrose, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
In a femoral osteotomy, the surgery is done on the thigh bone above the knee cap.
—Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
A day after running sprints for the first time since being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone, right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. took batting practice on the field at Petco Park.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
The two are trying to hunt down the missing relic from St. Joseph’s church — supposedly St. Joseph’s thigh bone — and Sister Andrea is sure a demon has it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Hip Fractures Hip fractures are breaks in the upper femur (thigh bone).
—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
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thighbone
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