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femoral artery

femoral artery

9 3.8
A large blood vessel in the thigh that carries blood to the leg
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛmərəl ˈɑrteri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria femoral
  • femoral artery sheath
  • femoral artery vascular
  • femoral artery model

And I know I had AI had an artery stent put in in my femoral artery.

Examples

  • Died of massive blood loss, mostly through the femoral artery.

    Saw (2004)

  • If the girl was bleeding out her femoral artery, it had to be taken care of now.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The femoral artery appeared to be intact; the other major arteries as well.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The left femoral artery was catheterized to monitor arterial blood pressure.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The lesion was embolized via a femoral artery approach, and the patient again underwent surgery.

    Academic text (2003)

  • If a person suffers a deep cut to the femoral artery, it can lead to severe bleeding.

  • The doctor felt for a pulse in the femoral artery to check the patient's circulation.

  • A laceration near the femoral artery requires immediate medical attention to prevent life-threatening blood loss.

Synonyms

arteria femoralis
vsfemoral artery
  • Specialized
7.3

A large artery in the thigh that carries blood to the leg

is the English common term used in anatomical and clinical contexts

Surface Forms

femoral artery singular
femoral arteries plural

Morphology

femoral + artery

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'femoral' (pertaining to the thigh) + 'artery' (a blood vessel), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the artery of the thigh. This adjective+noun anatomical naming pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the expression transparent even though the term is somewhat technical.

Etymology

The noun femoral artery comes from the word femur, meaning 'thigh bone', and artery, meaning 'main blood vessel'. This large vessel runs beside the femur and carries blood down the leg, so the name tells us it is the 'main artery' of the thigh.