femoral artery

noun

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

Examples of femoral artery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the struggle, Lindahl somehow stabbed himself in a femoral artery. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024 Colin lost his leg to a shark while surfing in Hawaii; Sydney nearly bled out after shrapnel from the Boston Marathon bombing pierced her femoral artery. Longreads, 18 Oct. 2024 However, the general steps of the above approaches include: A tiny incision is made in the groin area to access the femoral artery. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024 The femoral artery in the groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for femoral artery 

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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 31 Oct. 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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