thighbone in English
noun
1
the femur.
Your knee joint is made up of the ends of the thigh bone and shin bone, which normally glide over each other smoothly because they are covered by smooth articular cartilage.
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1. Hip resurfacing Arthroplasty is surgery that replaces the damaged outer surfaces of the femoral head found at the top of the thighbone and, if needed, the cup-shaped socket where the thighbone meets the pelvis in the hip joint
2. …a triangular suture in the Acetabulum, the cup-shaped socket that forms the hip joint with the head of the femur (thighbone)
3. Coxa valga (KAHKS-uh VAL-guh) is a deformity of the femur, the upper thighbone that sits in the socket of the hip