femoral

[fem-er-uhl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated at, in, or near the thigh or femur.

femoral

/ ˈfɛmərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thigh or femur

Other Word Forms

• interfemoral adjective
• postfemoral adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of femoral¹

1775–85; < Latin femor- (stem of femur ) thigh + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The repeated efforts resulted in a significant tear in Mrs Readhead's femoral artery, a major blood vessel.

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It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.

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A Leeds statement said Dallas had reminded "a key person behind the scenes" despite not featuring for Daniel Farke's side in recent times because of his femoral fracture.

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They reportedly shot each other in Rainier Vista, one suffering a pair of wounds to his abdomen, the other a femoral bleed to his left thigh.

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In 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama, an officer unleashed his police dog on a burglary suspect without warning, severing the Black man’s femoral artery and killing him.

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