Meanings
nounfemoral artery (plural femoral arteries)
plural femoral arteries
- anatomyThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
Similar
arteria femoralis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 股動脈 /股动脉
- 股動脈 /股动脉 (gǔdòngmài)Translations
Finnish reisivaltimo
- reisivaltimoTranslations
French artère fémorale
- artère fémoraleTranslations
Polish tętnica udowa
- tętnica udowaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
femoral artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20artery
MLA
“femoral artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femoral artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femoral%20artery.
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