femoral artery


femoral artery

noun

Definition of FEMORAL ARTERY

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

First Known Use of FEMORAL ARTERY

circa 1771

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: femorotibial index
Previous Word in the Dictionary: femoral
All Words Near: femoral artery

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up femoral artery? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

Get Our Free Apps

Voice Search, Favorites,
Word of the Day, and More

iPhone | iPad | Android | More