fêmur

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See also: femur, Femur, fémur, and fèmur

Portuguese

fêmur

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin femur (thigh).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: fê‧mur

Noun

fêmur m (plural fêmures) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (anatomy) femur; thighbone

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