See Also: collum femoris(medicine)
collum ossis femoris(medicine)
collum(medicine)
collum costae(medicine)
collum mallei(medicine)
collum mandibulae(medicine)
collum fibulae(medicine)
collum radii(medicine)
collum scapulae(medicine)
collum tali(medicine)

mannerism (iou) and collum femoris (medicine)


mannerism (iou)



mannerism noun. E19.
[from MANNER noun1 + -ISM.]
Excessive or affected adoption of a distinctive manner or method of treatment, esp. in Art and literature; spec. (freq. Mannerism) a style of Art which originated in Italy and preceded the baroque, characterized by stylistic exaggeration and distortion of figures etc. E19.
A habitual peculiarity of style or manner; a trick or gesture of speech or action, esp. of an actor. E19.
Times He has abandoned his mannerisms and been content to make a beautiful picture. N. Gordimer She fell again into the mannerism of holding her head to one side. P. Ackroyd I detest the critical mannerism that professes to find good in everything.
b. Psychiatry. An ordinary gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition, usu. as a symptom of mental disorder. E20.

collum femoris (medicine)


collum femoris -->
neck of femur


A short, constricted, strong bar projecting at an obtuse angle (about 125? from the upper end of the shaft of the thigh bone and supporting its head.

Synonym: collum ossis femoris, collum femoris, neck of thigh bone.