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femoral artery

American  

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.


Etymology

Origin of femoral artery

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

He ended up with a femoral artery insertion.

From Slate • May 23, 2023

Planners are eyeing a new Mississippi River bridge at Interstate 80, a 3,000-mile femoral artery linking metro New York with San Francisco.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2021

My first reaction is that I would not want anyone putting a hole in my femoral artery.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2018

C, The radial artery D, The femoral artery.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin