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Where does “tibiofemoral” come from?

tibiofemoral (English) comes from English femoral, from Latin femoralis — having the form of a thigh.

tibiofemoral (English): Of, pertaining to, or joining the tibia and the...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or joining the tibia and the...

Ancestry of “tibiofemoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfemoralOf, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh
2Latinfemoralishaving the form of a thigh
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