thighbone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thighbone
First recorded in 1400–50, thighbone is from late Middle English the bane. See thigh, bone
Example Sentences
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The procedure involved placing new implants at the end of the thighbone and top of the shinbone with the computer's aid to ensure the knee was stable and balanced throughout the range of motion.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
It involves dislocating the upper end of the thighbone, trimming it, capping it and removing cartilage before putting it back in place.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
But, “It’s not a slam dunk,” Lieberman says, because the partial fossil thighbone lacks both ends.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022
The femur, or thighbone, is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In 1787, someone in New Jersey–exactly who now seems to be forgotten–found an enormous thighbone sticking out of a stream bank at a place called Woodbury Creek.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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