femur

Example Sentences

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Researchers have so far recovered 49 bone pieces including a femur, vertebrae and ribs, it added.

From Barron's

"Mum tried to get to the bathroom in the night, slipped on water from a leak the hotel had already been told about, and fell. We later learned she'd broken her femur."

From BBC

An MRI eventually revealed that the top of his femur, or thigh bone, was near fracture.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ACL, which connects the shin bone to the femur, is a main stabilizing force in the knee and protects the lower leg from sliding forward.

From Los Angeles Times

Evidence includes a hominin femur marked by clear signs of gnawing.

From Science Daily