THIGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thigh mean? 

• THIGH (noun)
  The noun THIGH has 2 senses:

1. the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

2. the upper joint of the leg of a fowl

  Familiarity information: THIGH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THIGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the leg between the hip and the knee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)

Meronyms (parts of "thigh"):

musculus adductor longus (the long adductor muscle of the thigh)

great adductor muscle; musculus adductor magnus (the muscle that adducts and extends the thigh)

musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris (a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg)

arteria circumflexa femoris; circumflex artery of the thigh (an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles)

arteria femoralis; femoral artery (the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery)

femoral vein; vena femoralis (a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein)

musculus adductor brevis (the short adductor muscle of the thigh)

anterior crural nerve; femoral nerve; nervus femoralis (one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh)

femoris; femur; thighbone (the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)

femoral biceps; musculus biceps femoris (the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally)

articulatio coxae; coxa; hip; hip joint (the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thigh"):

lap (the upper side of the thighs of a seated person)

Holonyms ("thigh" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The upper joint of the leg of a fowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

second joint; thigh

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

helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)

Meronyms (parts of "thigh"):

dark meat (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)

Holonyms ("thigh" is a part of...):

bird; fowl (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)

 Context examples 

A lymph node located in the upper inner portion of the thigh.

(Femoral Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

The most common sites of involvement are the deep soft tissues of the extremities, particularly the thigh.

(Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Most deep vein clots occur in the lower leg or thigh.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NIH)

Its neck and thighs are muscular and the chest is broad.

(Golden Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)

Early symptoms of HPS include: • Fatigue • Fever • Muscle aches, especially in the thighs, hips and back • Headaches • Chills • Dizziness • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain

(Hantavirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The majority of cases arise from within the thigh muscles.

(Myxoid/Round Cell Liposarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Your hip is the joint where your thigh bone meets your pelvis bone.

(Hip Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

A muscle in the back of the thigh.

(Biceps Femoris, NCI Thesaurus)

The area where the thigh meets the abdomen.

(Groin, NCI Dictionary)

Gastrointestinal symptoms and trouble with the spine or bones in the feet and thighs may also occur.

(MEN2B, NCI Dictionary)