femoral artery

noun

: the chief artery of the thigh lying in its anterior inner part

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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 See all Example Sentences for femoral artery 

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of femoral artery was in 1735

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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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