Usually means: Ridge on femur for muscle attachment.
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  1. linea aspera: Dictionary.com
  2. Linea Aspera (band), Linea aspera: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. linea aspera: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. linea aspera, Linea aspera: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Linea aspera)

noun:  The linea aspera is a ridge of roughened surface on the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur.


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