Murphy-Lane bone skid

noun

A steel instrument used for femoral head procedures.

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Meanings

nounMurphy-Lane bone skid (plural Murphy-Lane bone skids)

plural Murphy-Lane bone skids

  1. medicineA steel instrument used for femoral head procedures.

Origin

Named after the American surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

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APA

Murphy-Lane bone skid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murphy-Lane%20bone%20skid

MLA

“Murphy-Lane bone skid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murphy-Lane%20bone%20skid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Murphy-Lane bone skid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murphy-Lane%20bone%20skid.

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