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femoral sheath

femoral sheath noun: the funnel-shaped downward extension of the abdominal fascia within which the femoral artery and femoral vein pass between the abdomen and the thigh.

Noun

femoral sheath (plural femoral sheaths)

  1. The funnel-shaped downward extension of the abdominal fascia within which the femoral artery and femoral vein pass between the abdomen and the thigh.

Forms of femoral sheath

pluralfemoral sheaths

Questions about femoral sheath

What does femoral sheath mean?
Femoral sheath means the funnel-shaped downward extension of the abdominal fascia within which the femoral artery and femoral vein pass between the abdomen and the thigh.
What part of speech is femoral sheath?
Femoral sheath is a noun.
What is the plural of femoral sheath?
The plural of femoral sheath is femoral sheaths.

Words near femoral sheath in the dictionary

  1. femoral
  2. femoral arteries
  3. femoral artery
  4. femoral canal
  5. femoral canals
  6. femoral sheath
  7. femoral sheaths
  8. femoral triangle
  9. femoral triangles
  10. femoral vein
  11. femoral veins

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