[DOC] [TLE] Thigh - Wikipedia [PAR] Latin, femur. TA  A01.1.00.035  FMA  24967  Anatomical terminology. [edit on 
Wikidata]. In humans, the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. 
Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. The single bone in the thigh is called the 
femur. [DOC] [TLE] Femur - Wikipedia [PAR] The femur or thighbone, is the most proximal bone of the leg in tetrapod 
vertebrates capable of ... The femur is the only bone in the thigh. ... increase in 
the angle is known as coxa valga and an abnormal reduction is called coxa vara. 
.... In medical Latin the genitive form of femur is always femoris, but in classical 
Latin the... [DOC] [TLE] Definition of Thigh bone - MedicineNet [PAR] Read medical definition of Thigh bone. ... Thigh bone: The thigh bone in anatomy 
is called the "femur." Whichever ... The word "femur" is the Latin word for thigh. [DOC] [TLE] Etymology of Lower Limb Terms [PAR] Saphenous  The vein bearing this name is the longest in the body. ... Tibia  
This is the Latin word for both a kind of flute and for the shinbone. ... position one 
into the traditional position of a tailor  thigh flexed, abducted and laterally rotated
,... [DOC] [TLE] Thigh bone > Femur - ProZ.com [PAR] Mar 6, 2002 ... (KudoZ) English to Latin translation of Bone: Femur. ... The name for the thigh 
bone is "femur", though in the original Latin this meant the thigh... [DOC] [TLE] The Universe of Discourse : Bone names [PAR] Oct 7, 2006 ... For example, the thighbone is called the femur, which is Latin for "thigh". The big 
lower arm bone is the ulna, Latin for "elbow". The upper arm... [DOC] [TLE] What is the scientific name of the thigh muscle? | Reference.com [PAR] Many muscles make up the thigh area. The single bone located in the human 
thigh is called a femur, and it is extremely thick and strong. The bones in each... [DOC] [TLE] What is the largest bone in the human body? | Reference.com [PAR] A: The femur is another name for the thigh bone, according to InnerBody. The 
Latin name for the femur is the os femoris, as stated by Anatomy Atlases. [DOC] [TLE] Femur | Define Femur at Dictionary.com [PAR] Femur definition, Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to 
the knee, ... with the pelvis above and the knee below Nontechnical name 
thighbone. 2. ... 1560s, from Latin femur "thigh," of unknown origin; borrowed first 
as an... [DOC] [TLE] Definition of Bone, thigh - eMedicineHealth [PAR] Read medical definition of Bone, thigh. ... Bone, thigh: The thigh bone in anatomy 
is called the "femur." Whichever ... The word "femur" is the Latin word for thigh. [DOC] [TLE] Anatomy Tables - Hip & Posterior Thigh & Leg [PAR] Nov 7, 2011 ... Anatomy Tables - Gluteal Region, Posterior Thigh & Hip ... the tibia is the weight-
bearing bone of the leg (Latin, tibia = a pipe or .... gastrocnemius are sometimes 
called the triceps surae muscle (Latin, soleus = sole of the foot). [DOC] [TLE] Anatomy Tables - Anterior & Medial Thigh [PAR] Nov 4, 2011 ... Anatomy Tables - Anterior & Medial Thigh ... of the thigh, the femur is the longest 
and strongest bone in the body (Latin, femur = thigh) .... a. is continuous with the 
popliteal a.; the name change occurs at the adductor hiatus. [DOC] [TLE] Femur | Definition of Femur by Merriam-Webster [PAR] Define femur: medical : the long bone in the upper part of the leg. ... New Latin 
femor-, femur, from Latin, thigh ... pair of trochanters for the attachment of muscles
, and articulates with the tibia below by a pair of condylescalled also thigh bone
. [DOC] [TLE] Human Anatomy Muscles: How Muscles Are Named & Why [PAR] Jan 26, 2013 ... Muscle names are not just a bunch of random Latin words, but rather,

Question: The name of this bone is from the Latin for "thigh"
Answer: femur