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femoral

[fem-er-uhl]

adjective

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



femoral

/ ˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the thigh or femur

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • interfemoral adjective
  • postfemoral adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of femoral1

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

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The repeated efforts resulted in a significant tear in Mrs Readhead's femoral artery, a major blood vessel.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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