leg bone

Noun
  1. A bone of the leg (synset 105601792)
    is a type of: long bone, os longum - in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
    subtypes:
    • femoris, femur, thighbone - the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
    • calf bone, fibula - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    • shin, shin bone, shinbone, tibia - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
    is a part of:
    • leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    • endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

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