See Also: neck of femur(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
femur(dictionary)
femur(dictionary)
Femur(health)
Femur(medicine)
femur head(medicine)
pit of head of femur(medicine)
shaft of femur(medicine)
head of femur(medicine)

neck of femur (medicine)


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.