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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A longitudinal ridge running down the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur, affording attachment to various muscles.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin līnea aspera, rough line : Latin līnea, line; see line + Latin aspera, feminine of asper, rough (in reference to its rough texture).]
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