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Thigh
area between the pelvis and the knee; upper leg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In human anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the human leg.
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The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee.