clinical depression. 1. Psychiatry. a depression so severe as to be considered abnormal, either because of no obvious environmental causes, or because the reaction to unfortunate life circumstances is more intense or prolonged than would generally be expected. Examples from the Web for clinical depression.
The femur, or thigh bone, is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the entire human body. All of the bodyâs weight is supported by the femurs during many activities, such as running, jumping, walking, and standing.
When the gluteus maximus takes its fixed point from the pelvis, it extends the acetabulofemoral joint and brings the bent thigh into a line with the body. Taking its fixed point from below, it acts upon the pelvis, supporting it and the trunk upon the head of the femur; this is especially obvious in standing on one leg.