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Studies have tested whether closing PFOs with umbrella-like devices introduced into the right atrium via the femoral vein would help.
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
The long, straight part of the bone is known as the femoral shaft, and a break at any point on this length of bone is called a femoral shaft fracture.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2021
Sanders was diagnosed with three femoral arterial blood clots, which doctors categorized as life-threatening and left the coach wheelchair bound for the latter part of Jackson State's season.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022
Some people are born with an uneven or shallow femoral groove.
—Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
Many knee braces also feature a hole in the front, which Dr. Hummer says is useful for patellar femoral pain.
—Jack Byram, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
However, his season will be over after a distal femoral osteotomy is performed at the end of the month.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
Rival lizards can smell these chemicals, called femoral secretions, with a simple flick of their tongues.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
These are most common in biological males.11 Another type of abdominal wall hernia is a femoral hernia.
—Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
The long, straight part of the bone is known as the femoral shaft, and a break at any point on this length of bone is called a femoral shaft fracture.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2021
Sanders was diagnosed with three femoral arterial blood clots, which doctors categorized as life-threatening and left the coach wheelchair bound for the latter part of Jackson State's season.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022
Some people are born with an uneven or shallow femoral groove.
—Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
Many knee braces also feature a hole in the front, which Dr. Hummer says is useful for patellar femoral pain.
—Jack Byram, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
However, his season will be over after a distal femoral osteotomy is performed at the end of the month.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
Rival lizards can smell these chemicals, called femoral secretions, with a simple flick of their tongues.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
These are most common in biological males.11 Another type of abdominal wall hernia is a femoral hernia.
—Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1771, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
femoral
adjective
fem·o·ral
ˈfem-(ə-)rəl 
: of or relating to the femur or thigh
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