femoral artery

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.

Word History and Origins

Origin of femoral artery¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

In 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama, an officer unleashed his police dog on a burglary suspect without warning, severing the Black man’s femoral artery and killing him.

From Salon

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the right groin femoral artery.

From BBC

The femoral artery is a large blood vessel in the thigh that delivers blood to lower limbs.

From Seattle Times

In the hospital’s angiography suite, a neuroradiologist, guided by X-ray imaging, pierced Walterson’s femoral artery at the top of his inner thigh and threaded a microcatheter through his body, northbound to the brain.

From New York Times

A post-mortem examination showed he died from a stab wound to the right groin femoral artery.

From BBC