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The bullet shattered Boller’s hip and pierced his femoral artery, according to court papers.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
Each time someone vaped or smoked, the researchers saw a significant decrease in resting blood flow velocity in the femoral artery, which runs along the thigh and supplies oxygenated blood to the entire lower body.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Schmitt and Lucas work on her leg in midair, using an IV tube to repair her femoral artery, which tells us that Schmitt will probably specialize in peds after all.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
During the struggle, Lindahl somehow stabbed himself in a femoral artery.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1735, in the meaning defined above
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“Femoral artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femoral%20artery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
femoral artery
noun
: the chief artery of the thigh that is a continuation of the external iliac artery lying in the anterior part of the thigh and is undivided until a point about two inches (5 centimeters) below the inguinal ligament where it divides into a large deep branch and a smaller superficial branch see deep femoral artery
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