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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
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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 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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