FEMORIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does femoris mean? 

• FEMORIS (noun)
  The noun FEMORIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FEMORIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEMORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

femoris; femur; thighbone

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

leg bone (a bone of the leg)

Meronyms (parts of "femoris"):

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 ("femoris" is a part of...):

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

 Context examples 

An artery arising from the profunda femoris artery with ascending and descending branches that supply the thigh muscles and hip joint.

(Medial Circumflex Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

The largest muscle in the quadriceps femoris that is responsible for extending and stabilizing the knee located on the left side of the body.

(Left Vastus Lateralis, NCI Thesaurus)

One of four arteries arising from the profunda femoris that pass through the adductor magnus muscle to supply the back of the thigh.

(Perforating Artery of the Thigh, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of muscles including the biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus that extend down the back of the thigh.

(Hamstring, NCI Thesaurus)