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Noun: femoral artery  'fe-mu-rul 'aa(r)-tu-ree
  1. The chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
    "The vascular surgeon performed an angioplasty on the patient's blocked femoral artery";
    - arteria femoralis

Derived forms: femoral arteries

Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery

Part of: thigh

Encyclopedia: Femoral artery