femoral

American  

[fem-er-uhl] / ˈfɛm ər əl /

adjective

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

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femoral British  

/ ˈfɛmərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thigh or femur

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Other Word Forms

• interfemoral adjective
• postfemoral adjective

Etymology

Origin of femoral

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

Example Sentences

Researchers at Flinders University used information from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, drawing on repeated measures of beverage intake and BMD at the hip and femoral neck.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

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 32-year-old, who joined from Brentford in 2015, has undergone extensive treatment on a femoral fracture suffered against Manchester City in April 2022 and called it a day on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Vinícius “has been diagnosed with a tear in his left femoral bicep which is affecting the tendon in his hamstring. His recovery will be monitored,” the club said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023

The huge femoral bones that Darwin had extracted from the soil belonged to a vast, elephant-size llama; its smaller current version was unique to South America.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee