Noun: femoral nerve
- One of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
"Damage to the femoral nerve can result in weakness of the quadriceps muscle";
- nervus femoralis, anterior crural nerve
Derived forms: femoral nerves
Type of: nervus spinalis, spinal nerve
Part of: thigh
Encyclopedia: Femoral nerve