femoral artery
Americannoun
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
In 2012, she had three femoral artery replacement surgeries in a three-month period.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022
Gory cut a small incision in the femoral artery in Ball’s right leg and began threading the catheter toward his heart.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2017
The femoral artery passes in an oblique direction across the inside of the thigh, and about the middle of the thigh its pulsations and the character of the pulse can be most readily noted.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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