| 释义 |
femur|ˈfiːmə(r)|
Pl. femurs |ˈfiːməz|, femora |ˈfɛmərə|.
[a. L. femur thigh.]
1. Anat. The thigh bone in man and other vertebrata.
1799in Med. Jrnl. II. 482 The femur..was found in blackish fragments. 1830R. Knox Béclard's Anat. §615 A case of false joint in consequence of the fracture of the neck of the femur. 1869Gillmore Reptiles & Birds i. 12 The femur, or thigh, is much lengthened and slightly curved. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 314 The thigh-bone or femur, corresponding with the humerus in the fore-limb.
2. Entom. The corresponding part in an insect; the third articulation of the foot.
1834McMurtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 327 The ambulatory organs of locomotion consist of..a femur, etc. 1875W. Houghton Sk. Brit. Insects 128 In some genera the femur of the hind legs is enormously swollen.
3. Arch. ‘The space between the channels [of the Triglyph]’ (Gwilt).
1563Shute Archit. D j b, The pillor shalbe garnished with Canalicoli..and the fifth parte is for Striæ, which are also called Femora. |