- shaft of femur
- corpus ossis femoris.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
shaft of femur
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femur — /fee meuhr/, n., pl. femurs, femora /fem euhr euh/. 1. Anat. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Zool. a corresponding… … Universalium
Femur — The femur is the bone in the leg that extends from the hip to the knee. The femur constitutes the upper leg, that part of the leg above the knee. As compared to the lower leg which boasts two bones (the tibia and the fibula), the upper leg has… … Medical dictionary
shaft — SYN: diaphysis. [A.S. sceaft] s. of clavicle [TA] the elongated, rodlike body of the clavicle. SYN: corpus claviculae [TA], body of clavicle. s. of femur [TA] the cylindrical s. of the thigh bone. SYN: corpus ossis femoris [TA], body of femur,… … Medical dictionary
Femur neck — Bone: Femoral neck Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above … Wikipedia
Body of femur — Infobox Bone Name = Body of femur Latin = corpus femoris GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 243 Caption = Right femur. Anterior surface. Caption2 = Right femur. Posterior surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 09 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
Medial condyle of femur — Bone: Medial condyle of femur Lower extremity of right femur viewed from below … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Human leg — Lateral aspect of right leg Latin membrum inferios MeSH … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L … Medical dictionary
