medial femoral circumflex artery

noun

: an artery that branches from the deep femoral artery or from the femoral artery itself and that supplies the muscles of the medial part of the thigh and hip joint compare lateral femoral circumflex artery

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“Medial femoral circumflex artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/medial%20femoral%20circumflex%20artery. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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