femur
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One of the most significant characteristics of Silescelida acristata lies in its femur, the thigh bone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Their goal was to estimate how much stress gravity and body weight placed on the femur, or thigh bone, when each dinosaur shifted its weight onto its hind legs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the other end of the room, Ahmat Adam Ateib, 22, has a metal rod in his right leg, to mend a double fracture of his femur.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
"Mum tried to get to the bathroom in the night, slipped on water from a leak the hotel had already been told about, and fell. We later learned she'd broken her femur."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
High cheekbones and long nose, flared at the tip like the knobs at the bottom of a femur.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Long bones such as ribs or femora are typically used, but they are not always preserved.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
"Upon opening the grave, the skull and femora were found in a 'skull and crossbones' orientation on top of the ribs and vertabrae, which were also found in disarray," the study's authors wrote.
From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2019
Sometimes the lower part of the hind leg, called the femora, is enlarged too.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2013
The knee-joints approach one another; the femora slope downwards and inwards towards the knee-joints; the tibiae become straight; and the sole of the foot faces almost directly downwards.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
Vertex luteous, black hindward; femora with testaceous tips; bands of the wings partly connected.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The team created digital reconstructions of femurs from seven different sauropods.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
His meticulously assembled forest of skulls, femurs, tibiae, and fibulae isn’t sacrilege; it’s a memorial.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
She said that, because of the rampant theft of some of the femurs, tibias and skulls in the past, the bones were now cemented together.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
The head of the newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre is standing next to two tables, covered in femurs.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
And Lee carefully packed the bones, femurs, and tibias really straight, skull in the middle, with pelvis and clavicle surrounding it and ribs curving on either side.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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