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femoral arteries

femoral arteries is the plural of femoral artery.

Meaning of femoral artery

Noun

femoral artery (plural femoral arteries)

  1. 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.
    • Two swift cuts, high on the inner thighs: the femoral arteries gone to fountains of red.2019, Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire, Tor, page 436

Questions about femoral arteries

What is femoral arteries the plural of?
Femoral arteries is the plural of femoral artery.

Words near femoral arteries in the dictionary

  1. femopause
  2. femophobia
  3. femora
  4. femoracetabular
  5. femoral
  6. femoral arteries
  7. femoral artery
  8. femoral canal
  9. femoral canals
  10. femoral sheath
  11. femoral sheaths

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