femoral artery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of femoral artery
First recorded in 1775–85
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
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
In the hospital’s angiography suite, a neuroradiologist, guided by X-ray imaging, pierced Walterson’s femoral artery at the top of his inner thigh and threaded a microcatheter through his body, northbound to the brain.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
In one case which I have heard of, gangrene followed a very slight injury to the foot in a patient who had apparently made an excellent recovery after ligature of the femoral artery.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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