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The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a femoral fracture is a break in the femur, or thigh bone, and is usually the result of high-impact trauma, such as a car crash.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
The team revealed that the latter two traits—femoral antetorsion and gluteal complex—had previously been identified by other scientists, the Science Advances study affirmed their presence.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a femoral fracture is a break in the femur, or thigh bone, and is usually the result of high-impact trauma, such as a car crash.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
The team revealed that the latter two traits—femoral antetorsion and gluteal complex—had previously been identified by other scientists, the Science Advances study affirmed their presence.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Femoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femoral. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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femoral
adjective
fem·o·ral
ˈfem-(ə-)rəl 
: of or relating to the femur or thigh
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