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Definition of femur noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

femur

noun

NAmE//ˈfimər//

(pl. femurs or femora

NAmE//ˈfɛmərə//

) (anatomy)

the thigh bone

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femoral

NAmE//ˈfɛmərəl//

adjective [only before noun] the femoral arterySee femur in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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