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fovea capitis of femur

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012078


The surface of the head of the femur is smooth, coated with cartilage in the fresh state, except over an ovoid depression, the fovea of head of femur, which is situated a little below and behind the center of the head, and gives attachment to the ligamentum teres. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fovea_of_head_of_femur ]

Synonyms: fovea capitis femoris, fovea capitis of femoral head, fovea for ligament of head of femur, fovea capitis femoris (caput femoris)

Term info

has related synonym

fovea of head of femur

has broad synonym

fovea capitis

id

UBERON:0012078

never in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9709

prefLabel

Fovea for ligament of head of femur