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n.
A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
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One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
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The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
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Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes.
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The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
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The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.
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The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
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A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
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Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia .
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A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.
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The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
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The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury.
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Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
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Situated in front of the leg or thigh; as, the precrural glands of the horse.
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A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.
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The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking.
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A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.
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A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.
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In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.
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