Adjective
Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery.
Source: Webster's dictionary“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