femoral artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of femoral artery
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Using X-ray imaging and contrast dye for guidance, doctors advance a tiny catheter through the femoral artery until it reaches the genicular arteries around the knee.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Both address bad valves without open-heart surgery, typically by going in through the femoral artery in the groin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the thigh that delivers blood to lower limbs.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Hoover has called attention to the direct palpation of the femoral artery just below Poupart's ligament as a more accurate index of the pressure in the aorta than the palpation of the radial artery.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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