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PRONUNCIATION OF THIGH BONE

thigh bone  [θaɪ bəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIGH BONE

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conjunction
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Thigh bone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THIGH BONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thigh bone

Femur

The femur (/ˈfiːmər/) (pl. femurs or femora (/ˈfɛmərə/)), or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the center of the body) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs. In vertebrates with four legs such as dogs and horses, the femur is found only in the rear legs. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia and patella forming the knee joint. By most measures the femur is the strongest bone in the body. The femur is also the longest bone in the body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIGH BONE


backbone
ˈbækˌbəʊn
barebone
ˈbɛəˌbəʊn
Beaune
bəʊn
bone
bəʊn
breastbone
ˈbrɛstˌbəʊn
collarbone
ˈkɒləˌbəʊn
debone
diːˈbəʊn
fishbone
ˈfɪʃbəʊn
hambone
ˈhæmˌbəʊn
herringbone
ˈhɛrɪŋˌbəʊn
hipbone
ˈhɪpˌbəʊn
jawbone
ˈdʒɔːˌbəʊn
marrowbone
ˈmærəʊˌbəʊn
redbone
ˈrɛdˌbəʊn
shankbone
ˈʃæŋkˌbəʊn
shinbone
ˈʃɪnˌbəʊn
T-bone
ˈtiːbəʊn
tailbone
ˈteɪlˌbəʊn
trombone
trɒmˈbəʊn
wishbone
ˈwɪʃˌbəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIGH BONE

thieves
thieves´ cant
thieves´ kitchen
thieving
thievish
thievishly
thievishness
thig
thigger
thigh
thigh boots
thighbone
thighed
thigmotactic
thigmotactically
thigmotaxes
thigmotaxis
thigmotropic
thigmotropism
thilk

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIGH BONE

bass trombone
cannon bone
cartilage bone
close to the bone
crazy bone
dog and bone
frontal bone
funny bone
heel bone
hyoid bone
leg bone
marrow bone
occipital bone
parietal bone
pin bone
point the bone
shin bone
skin and bone
sphenoid bone
temporal bone
zygomatic bone

Synonyms and antonyms of thigh bone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thigh bone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIGH BONE

Find out the translation of thigh bone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thigh bone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thigh bone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大腿骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hueso del muslo
570 millions of speakers

English

thigh bone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जांघ की हड्डी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عظم الفخذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедренная кость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

osso da coxa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্বস্থি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

os de la cuisse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tulang peha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oberschenkelknochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腿骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허벅지 뼈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thigh bone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương đùi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடை எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांडीचे हाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyluk kemiği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

femore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kość udowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стегнова кістка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

osul coapsei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηριαίου οστού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dybeen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lårbenet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lårbeinet
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIGH BONE»

The term «thigh bone» is regularly used and occupies the 70.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIGH BONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thigh bone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIGH BONE»

Discover the use of thigh bone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thigh bone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The anatomy and physiology of the human body
The thigh bone is the greatest bone of the body, and needs to be so, supporting alone, and in the most unfavourable direction, the whole weight of the trunk ; for though the body of this bone is in a line with the trunk, in the axis of the body, ...
John Bell, Sir Charles Bell, John Davidson Godman, 1827
2
The Last Human: A Guide to Twenty-two Species of Extinct Humans
From Trinil there is the complete thigh bone from the H. erectus holotype specimen (Trinil 3) and six thigh bone shaft fragments. One of the latter (Trinil 6) is nearly complete and missing only the joint surfaces. There are two thigh bone shaft ...
Gary J. Sawyer, Viktor Deak, 2007
3
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
From the interior and posterior angles of the ilium, into the little trochanter of the thigh-bone. • From the anterior angle of the ilium, into a tendinous expansion over the thigh. From the tuberosity and lower angle of the ischium, into the fore part of ...
‎1823
4
Encyclopædia Britannica, or, A Dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
Like the former, into the inner condyle of To bend the leg. the thigh-bone and upper end of the tibia. From the vertebrae of the loins, and from the sacrum, into the great trochanter of the thigh-bone. Rises from the brim of the acetabulum, into the ...
James Millar, 1810
5
The Principles of Surgery: In Two Volumes. Of the ordinary ...
542 CHANGES OF THE PARTS IN UNREDUCED LUXATION. head of the thigh bone is now lodged on the back of the haunch bone, upon a flat and gliding surface, the head of the thigh bone obtains a fixed place very difficultly ; there is no ...
John Bell, 1801
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The American Agriculturist
The thighbone has a rounded head, which is inserted into this cavity. The socket is very strong, as the three bones of the haunch are very firmly dovetailed together. The ligaments, which hold the head of the thigh-bone in its appropriate socket, ...
‎1847
7
A Dictionary of practical Surgery
I allude to the case, in which the head of the thigh-bone is so situated on the dorsum of the ilium, that it lies forward, the trochanter major Jtackward, and an instance of which I have myself seen in St. Bartholomew's hospital. This case deserves ...
Samuel Cooper, 1818
8
The London Medical Gazette: 1827/1828
But there is yet another cause operating which is to be taken into account, — what we have mentioned is not sufficient of itself to occasion dislocation of the thigh-bone. You must recollect the position of the patient: the thigh is inclined at an ...
‎1828
9
Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
ZoologyM In the Plantigrade Family the Thigh-bone is round, but shorter than the shin-bone; and in the 'lnsectivorous it is also shorter, but much flattened. In the Amphibious Family, as in the Seal: (fig. 8.), the Thigh-bone is almost square, ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
10
Points of the Horse
33 muscle, and also by some of the muscles which lie at the back of the thigh bone. One end of the great croup muscle is attached to the upper surface of the front portion of the pelvis, and, proceeding along the side of the sacrum, reaches as ...
M. Horace Hayes, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIGH BONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thigh bone is used in the context of the following news items.
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FDA Approves OPRA, A Prosthetic Leg Implanted Into The Thigh
The FDA approved a prosthetic device Thursday that implants in the thigh bone of an amputee. The prosthesis, Osseo Anchored Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
2
Did reports of side effects contribute to drop in bone drug use?
Starting in 2006, a series of media reports highlighted research linking the drugs to rare but serious side effects, including unusual fractures of the thigh bone, ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
First Dinosaur Bone Found in Washington State
A piece of a massive thigh bone discovered underwater shows that dinosaurs walked in what is now Washington state. The 80-million-year-old bone was found ... «TIME, May 15»
4
Ouch! Man's broken thigh bone pierces his SCROTUM during …
The top of his left thigh bone, the femur, had been sheared off by the force of the ... The impact had also caused the broken bone to pierce his scrotum from the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Crash victim given donor leg bones in landmark operation
Stu Jotham, 29, was thrown from his motorbike in 2011 and lost a section of his thigh bone and calf bone - as well as all his knee ligaments – in his right leg as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
6
Injured soldier's own thigh bone used for First World War 'trench art'
A brooch crafted from a piece of human thigh bone is among the items selected for an exhibition about the First World War at the University of Leeds. «ITV News, Dec 14»
7
45000-year-old leg bone offers clues to Stone Age mating
DNA from a 45,000-year-old leg bone is giving scientists a better idea of when modern humans first started mating with Neanderthals. The thigh bone was found ... «CNN, Oct 14»
8
Clash of the prehistoric titans: 220-million-year-old sea creature …
The 220-million-year old tooth is said to have belonged to the semi-aquatic phytosaur and was left in the thigh bone following a savage battle between the two ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
9
'Thigh Bone' on Mars Is Just Another Rock, NASA Says
A photo from NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars set the Internet abuzz this week with claims that the robot had found a "thigh bone" on the Red Planet. But not so ... «Space.com, Aug 14»
10
What Does Your Thigh Bone Have in Common With the Eiffel Tower?
Each May, Osteoporosis Awareness Month, I devote my column to bone health. I first became interested in bones as a young dancer (about 200,000 years ago, ... «Huffington Post, May 13»

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