transfemoral

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adjective

Across the femur (or thigh)

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Meanings

adjectivetransfemoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAcross the femur (or thigh)
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    Current policy in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is to provide individuals who require a prosthesis for a knee disarticulation (KD) or transfemoral (TF)-level amputation a microprocessor knee (MPK) unit for daily use and a non-microprocessor knee unit (N-MPK) as a backup prosthesis.

    2022, Jody-Lynn Young, Eva Guérin, Markus Besemann, Nancy Dudek, “Microprocessor knee versus non-microprocessor knee for backup device in lower limb prostheses: A qualitative study”, in Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, →DOI, pages 1-13

Origin

From trans- + femoral.

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Translations

French transfémoral
  • transfémoralTranslations
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APA

transfemoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfemoral

MLA

“transfemoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfemoral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfemoral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfemoral.

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