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femoral
[fem-er-uhl]
femoral
/ ˈɛəə /
adjective
of or relating to the thigh or femur
Other Word Forms
- interfemoral adjective
- postfemoral adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The repeated efforts resulted in a significant tear in Mrs Readhead's femoral artery, a major blood vessel.
It involves threading a catheter through the thigh’s femoral artery, behind the heart through the carotid artery and into the skull.
A Leeds statement said Dallas had reminded "a key person behind the scenes" despite not featuring for Daniel Farke's side in recent times because of his femoral fracture.
They reportedly shot each other in Rainier Vista, one suffering a pair of wounds to his abdomen, the other a femoral bleed to his left thigh.
In 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama, an officer unleashed his police dog on a burglary suspect without warning, severing the Black man’s femoral artery and killing him.
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