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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