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thighbone

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ID 703080 Last modified 30.12.2004

Domain anatomyAgriculture - Food Industry - Livestock Industry - Fisheries

reieluu

femur preferred

thighbone

fémur

Femus (Oberschenkelknochen)

reisiluu

sääre- ja puusaluu (niudeluu) vahel asetsev luu, kõige pikem toruluu skeletis

upper bone of the leg or hindleg. The head forms a ball-and-socket joint with the hip (at the acetabulum), being held in place by a ligament ( ligamentum teres femoris) within the socket and by strong surrounding ligaments

reieluu

femur preferred

Usage examples

Leg: the femur, tibia and fibula together with the surrounding musculature.

thighbone

fémur

Femus (Oberschenkelknochen)

reisiluu

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