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The femur: the longest, strongest bone, quietly doing all the work of standing.
means The single long bone running from hip to knee that forms the structural core of the upper leg.
from 'Thigh' traces back to Old English 'þēoh', from a Germanic root meaning 'the thick or swollen part' (of the leg) — related words in other Germanic languages carry the same sense of plumpness. 'Bone' comes from Old English 'bān', a common Germanic word for bone, possibly related to a root meaning something like 'splinter' or 'piece broken off,' though that connection is less certain. Together the phrase simply names the thick, strong bone of the thick part of the leg — plain description long before anatomists added 'femur,' itself just Latin for 'thigh.'
- strength
- Can support ten times your body weight
- nickname
- Scientifically called the femur
- song fame
- Connected to the hip bone, apparently
- fracture risk
- Breaking it can cause major blood loss