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thigh (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term femur (par)
Specific (formal) par femorum
Generic term femur
Official term thigh (pair)
Formal official term pair of thighs
Generic term thigh
Unit identifier TAH:U81
Entity identifiers TAH:E81; E32527; E32528; E32529
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit thigh (pair)
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: cardinal parts of human body Short Extended
Level 3: lower limb (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 1: subdivision of cardinal part of human body Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: subdivision of limb Short Extended
Level 3: subdivision of free limb
Level 4: subdivision of free part of lower limb
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A thigh is a subdivision of proximal part of free part of lower limb [divisio partis proximalis partis liberae membri inferioris ] which is corresponding to the lower limb.
Encyclopedic definition the portion of the lower extremity extending from the hip above to the knee below.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U9611
human body SOS
TAH:U9602
cardinal parts of human body XOS
TAH:U77
lower limb (pair) UOX
TAH:U9615
free part of lower limb (pair) UOU
TAH:U81 thigh (pair) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026