femoral
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of femoral
1775–85; < Latin femor- (stem of femur ) thigh + -al 1
Example Sentences
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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
Using advanced 3D imaging along with other analytical techniques, the research team identified a femoral tubercle in Sahelanthropus.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 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 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
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
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