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arteria circumflexa femoris

arteria circumflexa femoris

8.8
A blood vessel that carries blood to the hip joint and upper leg muscles
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtɛr.i.ə sɪrˈkʌm.flɛksə fəˈmɔːrɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria circumfleja del fémur
  • The arteria circumflexa femoris plays a crucial role in supplying blood to the upper leg.

Examples

  • Surgeons carefully avoid the arteria circumflexa femoris during hip replacement procedures.

  • The arteria circumflexa femoris is crucial for hip joint function.

  • Damage to the arteria circumflexa femoris can result in impaired blood flow to the hip region.

  • Surgeons often check the arteriae circumflexae femoris during hip surgeries.

  • Damage to the arteria circumflexa femoris can result in impaired blood flow to the hip region.

  • Surgeons carefully avoid the arteria circumflexa femoris during hip replacement procedures.

  • The arteria circumflexa femoris plays a crucial role in supplying blood to the upper leg.

Synonyms

circumflex artery of the thigh
vsarteria circumflexa femoris
  • Specialized
7.0

A blood vessel that carries blood to the hip joint and thigh muscles

is a general name for the same blood supply without naming branches

Surface Forms

arteria circumflexa femoris singular
arteriae circumflexae femoris plural

Morphology

arteria + circumflexa + femoris

The term is fully compositional: 'arteria' = artery, 'circumflexa' = bending/curving around, and 'femoris' = of the femur, so the phrase literally denotes an artery that curves around the femur/hip and supplies that region. Although these are Latin anatomical items and specialist vocabulary, the meaning follows directly from the constituent parts and the same naming pattern occurs across languages, so a learner who knows the constituents would be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Arteria circumflexa femoris comes from Latin words: arteria meaning 'artery', circumflexa meaning 'bends around', and femoris meaning 'thigh bone'. This gives a clear image of an artery that curves around the top of the thigh to bring blood to the hip and upper leg, so the name describes its job.