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Italian

femore

/ˈfɛ.mo.re/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 18,872

Meaning

femur, thigh bone

  • the thigh bone in the human or animal skeleton

In a sentence

Il nonno è caduto e si è rotto il femore.

Grandpa fell and broke his femur.

L'intervento chirurgico al femore è durato circa due ore.

The surgery on the femur lasted about two hours.

Non c'erano lesioni al femore dopo l'incidente stradale.

There were no injuries to the femur after the road accident.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
femoremasculine · singular
femorimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Commonly encountered in medical contexts, especially regarding fractures in elderly people.
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