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Fabella :: Fabella (n.) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals..

Thigh :: Thigh (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

Thigh :: Thigh (n.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect..

Psoas :: Psoas (n.) An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebrae and inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the iliopsoas..

Femur :: Femur (n.) The thigh bone.

Propodiale :: Propodiale (n.) The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur..

Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts o

Intertrochanteric :: Intertrochanteric (a.) Between the trochanters of the femur.

Tibiotarsus :: Tibiotarsus (n.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

Trochanter :: Trochanter (n.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter..

Iliofemoral :: Iliofemoral (a.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments..

Femoral :: Femoral (a.) Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery..

Intercondyloid :: Intercondyloid (a.) Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the femur..

Antitrochanter :: Antitrochanter (n.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.

Crus :: Crus (n.) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank..

Femur :: Femur (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.

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