platymerian.

Brit.

/ˌplatɪˈmɪərɪə/,

/ˌplatɪˈmɛrɪə/, U.S.

/ˌplædiˈmɪriə/,

/ˌplædiˈmɛriə/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: platy- comb. form, Greek μηρός , -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < platy- comb. form + ancient Greek μηρός thigh, thigh bone (see merus n.; compare ancient Greek μηρία thigh bones) + -ia suffix¹, after French platymèrie (see platymery n.). Compare platymery n., platymeric adj., and slightly later platymerism n. Compare also earlier platycnemia n.

Physical Anthropology.

Flatness of the femur; the condition of a femur (often a fossil femur) in which the anteroposterior diameter of its shaft is unusually small relative to the corresponding transverse diameter. Cf. platycnemia n.

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platymeria1895

platymery1895

platymerism1897

1895 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 3rd Ser. 5 416 The platymeria was very strongly marked.

1904 W. L. H. Duckworth Morphol. & Anthropol. xiii. 313 Platymeria implies flattening in two regions of the femoral shaft, viz., in an upper region, immediately below the level of the lesser trochanter, and in a lower region about 40 mm. above the highest level of the external portion of the anterior aspect of the condylar articular surface.

1971 Nature 6 Aug. 383/2 The flattening (platymeria) of the upper end [of the shaft of the femur] is exaggerated by the presence of a marked lateral expansion at the level of the gluteal tuberosity.

1998 B. Campbell Human Evol. (ed. 4) vii. 185 These femora are characterized by a large femoral head, shorter and less flattened neck (than in Australopithecus), a flattening of the shaft (platymeria), and other minor features found separately but not usually in combination among modern humans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platymeria
释义	platymerian. Brit. /ˌplatɪˈmɪərɪə/, /ˌplatɪˈmɛrɪə/, U.S. /ˌplædiˈmɪriə/, /ˌplædiˈmɛriə/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: platy- comb. form, Greek μηρός , -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < platy- comb. form + ancient Greek μηρός thigh, thigh bone (see merus n.; compare ancient Greek μηρία thigh bones) + -ia suffix¹, after French platymèrie (see platymery n.). Compare platymery n., platymeric adj., and slightly later platymerism n. Compare also earlier platycnemia n. Physical Anthropology. Flatness of the femur; the condition of a femur (often a fossil femur) in which the anteroposterior diameter of its shaft is unusually small relative to the corresponding transverse diameter. Cf. platycnemia n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > bone of thigh > condition of platymeria1895 platymery1895 platymerism1897 1895 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 3rd Ser. 5 416 The platymeria was very strongly marked. 1904 W. L. H. Duckworth Morphol. & Anthropol. xiii. 313 Platymeria implies flattening in two regions of the femoral shaft, viz., in an upper region, immediately below the level of the lesser trochanter, and in a lower region about 40 mm. above the highest level of the external portion of the anterior aspect of the condylar articular surface. 1971 Nature 6 Aug. 383/2 The flattening (platymeria) of the upper end [of the shaft of the femur] is exaggerated by the presence of a marked lateral expansion at the level of the gluteal tuberosity. 1998 B. Campbell Human Evol. (ed. 4) vii. 185 These femora are characterized by a large femoral head, shorter and less flattened neck (than in Australopithecus), a flattening of the shaft (platymeria), and other minor features found separately but not usually in combination among modern humans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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