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leg bone

DEFINITIONS OF: leg bone

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n a bone of the leg

Types:
femoris, femur, thighbone
the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
calf bone, fibula
the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
shin, shin bone, shinbone, tibia
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Type of:
long bone, os longum
in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
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