: the proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that extends from the hip to the knee
called alsothigh bone
2
: the segment of an insect's leg that is third from the body
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Recent Examples on the WebThen, a bullet shattered the 28-year-old woman's femur. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 The rider sustained a broken neck, soft tissue damage to his head and face, a fractured right femur and other injuries, Buttle said. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Some bones, such as the longest bone, the femur which is in your thigh, take up a substantial portion of the body. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 The original study examined about three dozen T. rex specimens, and concluded that the differences in femur robustness and dentistry meant the species should be split. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2022 Young Shaylie had suffered a broken jaw in two places, a broken neck in two places, a broken femur, a fractured sacrum and a brain injury.Fox News, 14 July 2022 The victim resisted and her right femur was broken during the fight. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 17 Mar. 2022 Wise returned for his third Olympics after shattering his femur in 2019, the latest in a list of injuries that has grown over his professional career.Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 Stephen Kolpack was shot in the leg and released, but his wife Zoe suffered a shattered femur and recently got out of surgery, Whitehead said. Josh Campbell, CNN, 8 July 2022 See More