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thigh
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thigh
[n] - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=thigh
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Thigh
Thigh: The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone in the human body. The thigh is the thick part of the leg. This is reflected in the word 'thigh' which comes from the Indo-European root word 'teue' meaning 'swelling or enlargement'. Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=8759
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Thigh
Thigh (thī) noun [ Middle English thi , þih , þeh , Anglo-Saxon þeóh ; akin to OFries. thiach , Dutch dij , dije , Old High German dioh , thioh , Icelandic ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/44
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thigh
1. <anatomy> The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur. ... 2. <zoology> The coxa, or femur, of an insect. ... <anatomy> Thigh bone, the femur. ... Origin: OE. Thi, ih, eh, AS. Eoh; akin to OFries. Thiach, D. Dij, dije, OHG. Dioh, thioh, Icel. ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?thigh
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thigh
noun the part of the leg between the hip and the knee Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thigh
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thigh
(thi) the portion of the lower limb above the knee; called also femur. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Thigh
• (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur. • (n.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thigh/
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Thigh
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis 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 condyl... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thigh

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