femoral artery

noun

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

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Alberto Castañeda said his brother suffered a laceration to the femoral artery, a main blood vessel, and shattered arms. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025 The pager operation showed that Israel was only a few inches away from Hezbollah’s femoral artery. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 In that procedure, Apple went through the femoral artery and an artery in the right arm to add two stents to open up the blood vessels leading to the right brain and the right arm. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 The femoral artery in the groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen. Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 20 June 2025 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 16 Nov. 2025.

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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