femoral

American

[fem-er-uhl] / ˈfɛm ər əl /

adjective

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

femoral British

/ ˈfɛmərəl /

adjective

of or relating to the thigh or femur

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Etymology

Origin of femoral

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

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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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