femur

/ˈfiːmə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfiːmər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfē-mər/ (ame, mw)

femur — noun

  • femursingular
  • femursplural

1. the main bone inside the thigh, linking the hip area with the knee

1.名詞B2
釋義

the main bone inside the thigh, linking the hip area with the knee

例句

Christopher broke his femur in a bicycle crash near the market.

break one's femur — common injury phrasing

The doctor traced the femur from the hip down to Lara's knee.

from the hip down to the knee — basic anatomy description

同義詞
  • thigh bone

    the everyday non-technical name for the same bone

  • upper leg bone

    a plain explanatory phrase, not the standard anatomical label

文法句型

the femur

fracture of the femur

break one's femur

用法筆記

In everyday conversation, many people say 'thigh bone' instead of femur. Use femur when you mean the specific bone inside the thigh, not the whole upper leg.

常見錯誤

❌The X-ray showed a break in his thigh.
✅The X-ray showed a break in his femur.
💡'Thigh' usually names the body part, while 'femur' names the bone inside it.