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femoral artery

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of femoral artery1

First recorded in 1775–85
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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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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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A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the right groin femoral artery.

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The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the thigh that delivers blood to lower limbs.

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