<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">femurs</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>skeleton components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>femora</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>femoral bones</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>femur</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thigh bones</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thighbones</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Bones in the hindlimbs of tetrapods; in humans, the bone that articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvis at the hip, and with the tibia and patella at the knee. ]]></note></mads>