Definition of Femoral nerve

1. Noun. One of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh.

Exact synonyms: Anterior Crural Nerve, Nervus Femoralis
Group relationships: Thigh
Generic synonyms: Nervus Spinalis, Spinal Nerve

Medical Definition of Femoral nerve

1. A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually l2 to l4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Femoral Nerve

femmes
femocrat
femocrats
femora
femoral
femoral artery
femoral biceps
femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve
femoral canal
femoral fossa
femoral fractures
femoral hernia
femoral muscle
femoral neck fractures
femoral nerve (current term)
femoral opening
femoral plexus
femoral pulse
femoral reflex
femoral region
femoral ring
femoral septum
femoral sheath
femoral triangle
femoral vein
femoris
femoroabdominal reflex
femorocele
femoropatellar joint

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