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Dictionary » T » Thigh Thighthigh 1. (Science: anatomy) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See femur. 2. (Science: zoology) The coxa, or femur, of an insect. (Science: anatomy) Thigh bone, the femur. Origin: OE. Thi, ih, eh, AS. Eoh; akin to OFries. Thiach, D. Dij, dije, OHG. Dioh, thioh, Icel. Jo thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. Taukas fat of animals, tuki to become fat, Russ. Tuke fat of animals. 56.
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Results from our forumBird-Dinosaur News... a lot more in common with dinosaurs than with modern birds. For example, no modern bird has teeth, but Archaeopteryx did. I see no reason why this thigh and hip anatomy would not have evolved later, after birds had diverged from dinosaurs.
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Bird-Dinosaur News... flight. “This is fundamental to bird physiology,” Quick explained. “It’s really strange that no one realized this before. The position of the thigh bone and muscles in birds is critical to their lung function, which in turn is what gives them enough lung capacity for flight.” In the next phase ...
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The area between my knee and my thighI think it just started yesterday when I was kinda trying out my ankle weights.... Now, for my left leg, the area between my knee and my thigh would slightly hurt whenever I started walking.... Weird thing is, if I were to jump, or do a quick stationary sprint ( sprint at one spot and remain ...
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I think this would go here... human & animal anatomy...... question. 11 - Too generic - this is obviously looking for a particular form of connective tissue. 18 - I don't think it's referring to the hip-thigh joint, but rather the other bones of the hip. No way to be sure, though. I believe that the reason that you've gotten limited responses is that ...
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I think this would go here... human & animal anatomy...... question. 11 - Too generic - this is obviously looking for a particular form of connective tissue. 18 - I don't think it's referring to the hip-thigh joint, but rather the other bones of the hip. No way to be sure, though. I believe that the reason that you've gotten limited responses is that ...
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