femoral artery

Noun

Meaning

the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arteria femoralis carotid artery portal vein basilar artery main artery femoral artery aneurysm femoral artery bypass femoral artery occlusion femoral artery stenosis femoral condyle femoral artery and vein femoral canal femoral artery catheterization ruptured femoral artery your vein
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Hypernyms

artery arteria arterial blood vessel

Examples

These treatments begin by guiding a catheter up through the femoral artery in the leg, navigating to the desired target site and administering treatment. Source: Internet

This is primarily done on the carotid arteries ( Carotid endarterectomy or CEA) but was first performed on the superficial femoral artery. Source: Internet

“She has a pseudoaneurysm in the femoral artery leading into her brain and this is being monitored by the neck brace she will have to wear for many months to come. Source: Internet

"The shot struck Sergeant Mattingly in his femoral artery, in his upper thigh, and caused serious injury to Mattingly that required emergency medical attention." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

femoral arteria femoral arterial femoral arteries femoral artery and vein femoral artery aneurysm femoral artery bypass