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femoral artery
noun
the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
Word History and Origins
Origin of femoral artery1
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.
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.
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the right groin femoral artery.
The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the thigh that delivers blood to lower limbs.
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