Definition of Arteria femoralis

1. Noun. The chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery.

Exact synonyms: Femoral Artery
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Group relationships: Thigh

Medical Definition of Arteria femoralis

1. The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Femoralis

arteria dorsalis nasi
arteria dorsalis pedis
arteria dorsalis scapulae
arteria epigastrica
arteria epigastrica superficialis
arteria epigastrica superior
arteria episcleralis
arteria ethmoidalis
arteria ethmoidalis anterior
arteria ethmoidalis posterior
arteria femoralis (current term)
arteria fibularis
arteria frontalis
arteria frontobasalis lateralis
arteria frontobasalis medialis
arteria gastrica
arteria gastrica breves
arteria gastrica dextra
arteria gastrica sinistra
arteria gastro-omentalis dextra
arteria gastro-omentalis sinistra
arteria gastroduodenalis
arteria genus descendens
arteria genus inferior lateralis
arteria genus inferior medialis

Literary usage of Arteria femoralis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medicinisch-chirurgische Rundschau (1869)
"Der Verfasser hatte im Juni 1868 ein Aneurysma der arteria femoralis mit Erfolg nach ... Vor 12 Monaten wurde dem Fat. die arteria femoralis an der üblichen ..."

2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1867)
"One of these was continued as arteria femoralis, the other as profunda femoris. From the latter sprang the arteria circumflexa externa, at 3'5 centimetres ..."

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