Additional body roots · Bones & movement

femor/o — Thigh or thighbone

femor/o means thigh or thighbone. Latin source words and additional body roots examples: femoral.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Thigh or thighbone

• Latin: femur femoris

Examples and word parts

femoral

Relating to the thigh or femur.

Word parts: femor (thigh) + -al (relating to)

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Related bones & movement terms

• carp/o — Wrist

  carpal

• tars/o — Ankle region

  tarsal

• ped/i — Foot

  pedal

• cheir/o — Hand

  cheirospasm

• manu/o — Hand

  manual

• patell/o — Kneecap

  patellar

• ten/o — Tendon

  tenosynovitis

• fasci/o — Fascia

  fascial

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