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.
The tendon of the thigh muscle normally slides in a groove on the upper leg bone (femur; femoral groove) as the knee joint moves. When a patellar dislocation (luxation) occurs, the patella typically shifts toward the outside (lateral) aspect of the knee joint, leaving the femoral groove.