See Also: caput femoris(medicine)
caput ossis femoris(medicine)
caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris(medicine)
Strip mortgage participation certificate (strip PC)(money)
Strip mortgage participation certificate (strip PC)(finance)
os femoris(medicine)
strip(1)(dictionary)
strip(7)(dictionary)
strip(6)(dictionary)
strip(5)(dictionary)

strip mine (oh) and caput femoris (medicine)


strip mine (oh)



n [C]
AmE a very large hole that is made in the ground to remove metal, coal etc from the earth
British Equivalent: opencast
-- strip-mine v [I and T]
-- strip mining n [U]

caput femoris (medicine)


caput femoris -->
head of femur


The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone.

Synonym: caput ossis femoris, caput femoris, head of thigh bone.