femoral

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bough branch arm hip limb blessed arterial extremity bless femur adductor abductor caput gluteal sciatic
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Phrases with the word

femoral canal channel femoral canal conduit femoral canal duct femoral canal entrance femoral canal opening femoral canal orifice

Examples

“He required a femoral head and neck excision to relieve his pain and help restore acceptable function in the limb, a procedure which exceeded $3,000.” Source: Internet

Platzer (2004), p 250 Posteriorly below the knee joint, the popliteus stretches obliquely from the lateral femoral epicondyle down to the posterior surface of the tibia. Source: Internet

Radio-femoral delay In coarctation of aorta, femoral pulse may be significantly delayed as compared to radial pulse (unless there is coexisting aortic regurgitation). Source: Internet

Entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve at the waist, called meralgia paresthetica, causes numbness at the outer part of the thigh. Source: Internet

In the placebo-treated patients BMD losses of approximately 1% per year were seen at the spine, hip (femoral neck and trochanter) and total body. Source: Internet

The caudofemoralis muscle would have been a key muscle in femoral retraction; pulling back the leg at the femur. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

femophobia femora femoracetabular femoral arteria femoral arterial femoral arteries