femoral : Idioms & Phrases
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circumflex femoral vein
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noun either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
vena circumflexus femoris.
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femoral artery
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noun the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
arteria femoralis.
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femoral biceps
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noun the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
musculus biceps femoris.
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femoral nerve
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noun one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
anterior crural nerve; nervus femoralis.
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femoral pulse
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noun pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
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femoral vein
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noun a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein
vena femoralis.
