femoral

Pertaining to thigh

Femoral means relating to the femur—the thighbone, which is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.

The word appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts: the femoral artery runs through the thigh, and a femoral hernia occurs where the thigh meets the abdomen.

anatomy

thigh

Leg between hip, knee

hipFashionable or pelvic joint
pelvisBony basin at waist
groinHip-thigh junction

patella · tibia · fibula · quadriceps · hamstring · adductor · abductor · sartorius · psoas · labrum

vascular

artery

Oxygen-rich blood conduit

veinVessel toward heart
pulseArterial blood throb
catheterInserted medical drainage tube

angiography · bypass · stent · circulation · blood · popliteal · iliac · saphenous · thrombosis · embolism

orthopedic

fracture

Split in hard material

surgeryInvasive medical procedure
implantDevice placed inside tissue
prosthesisManufactured replacement body part

replacement · fixation · rod · plate · screw · rehabilitation · osteoporosis · density · healing · trauma

nerve

sciatic

Of the hip

saphenousOf a leg vein
lateralOf the side
cutaneousRelating to skin

sensory · motor · innervation · neuropathy · block · anesthesia · palsy · numbness · paresthesia · compression

Categories

anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
arteriesaorta, carotid artery, coronary artery, coronary, pulmonary artery
bone termsskeletal, osseous, bony, fractured, spinal
blood vesselsarteries, artery, vein, veins, capillaries
circulationblood, circulation, arteries, veins, bloodstream

Opposites

anatomical bone region

femoraltibial

Of the shinbone

fibular · crural · pedal · humeral · radial

Phrases

femoral arteryMain artery of thigh

Family

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