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thigh

  (thī) pronunciation
n.
    1. The portion of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
    2. The corresponding part of the hind leg of a quadruped or other vertebrate animal.
  1. The second segment of a bird's leg, containing the tibia and fibula.
  2. The femur of an insect's leg.

[Middle English, from Old English thēoh.]


 
 

The region between the knee and the hip.

 

The portion of the leg above the stifle; the femur.

  • t. bone — femur.
  • second t. — in dogs, refers to the area from stifle to hock. Called also gaskin, calf.
 
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IN BRIEF: The part of the leg that extends from the hip to the knee.

pronunciation I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. — Joan Rivers

 
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Thigh
MeSH Thigh
Dorlands/Elsevier t_09/12804725

In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and buttocks and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.

The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of cortical bone), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a condylar joint at the knee.

Fascial compartments

In cross-section, the thigh is divided up into three fascial compartments. These compartments use the femur as an axis, and are separated by tough connective tissue membranes (or septa). Each of these compartments has its own blood and nerve supply, and contains a different group of muscles.

Blood vessels

The arterial supply is by the femoral artery and the obturator system. The lymphatic drainage closely follows the arterial supply.

The deep venous system of the thigh consists of the femoral vein, the proximal part of the popliteal vein, and various smaller vessels; these are the site of proximal deep venous thrombosis. The venae perfortantes connect the deep and the superficial system, which consists of the saphenous veins (the site of varicose veins).

Thigh weakness

Thigh weakness can result in a positive Gower's sign on physical examination.


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Translations: Translations for: Thigh

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lår

Nederlands (Dutch)
dij

Français (French)
n. - cuisse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Oberschenkel, Schenkel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) μηρός, μπούτι

Italiano (Italian)
coscia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coxa (f), fêmur (m)

Русский (Russian)
бедро

Español (Spanish)
n. - muslo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lår (anat.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
大腿, 股

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大腿, 股

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허벅 다리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腿, 大腿部

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فخذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ירך‬


 
 

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