Femur

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiːmÉ™(r)/
• Rhymes: -iːmÉ™(r)

Origin

From Latin femur, (genitive feminis ("thigh")), from Proto-Indo-European *dhonu ("fir"). More at tan.

Full definition of femur

Noun

1. (anatomy) A thighbone.
2. A segment of the leg of an insect or arachnid.

Derived terms

• femoral

Anagrams

• fumer