femoral artery
femoral artery · femoral arteries
The main artery of the thigh that originates as the continuation of the external iliac…The main artery of the thigh that originates as the continuation of the external iliac artery distal to the inguinal ligament and terminates as the popliteal artery as it passes through the adductor hiatus.
Meaning
1 sensesThe main artery of the thigh that originates as the continuation of the external iliac artery distal to the inguinal ligament and terminates as the popliteal artery as it passes through the adductor hiatus.
the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
Translations
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plural: femoral arteries| Singular | femoral artery |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery:arteria femoralis