The human femur is tougher than concrete.
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Femur
//ˈfiːmə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "femur" (2 found)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- fèmur noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Finnish
1 entries- reisi noun (segment of insect’s leg)
German
1 entries- Femur noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Hebrew
1 entries- קוּלִית noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- hestiyê ran noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Russian
1 entries- бедро́ noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Spanish
1 entries- fémur noun (segment of insect’s leg)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right femur in a cycling accident Sunday in France.
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The femoral head is a round knob of bone at the top of the femur, also known as the thigh bone.
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Tom broke his femur.
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