fémur

femur

noun feh-MYOOR Rare

Also means

thighbone

Usage Note

Fémur is the medical and everyday French term for the thighbone, the longest bone in the human body. Se casser le fémur ('to break one's femur') is a common phrase in medical contexts, especially relating to elderly patients. The related adjective fémoral (as in artère fémorale) appears in anatomy and surgery.

Examples

"Il s'est cassé le fémur en tombant."

Natural Translation

He broke his femur when he fell.

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