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Definition of Nervus femoralis

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.

Medical Definition of Nervus femoralis

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 Nervus Femoralis

Literary usage of Nervus femoralis

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

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"nervus femoralis and its rami. 7. Vena femoralis. 8. M. ilio-psoas. ("M. rectus femoris. 9.M. quadriceps femoris J £ = lateral^ 10. M. articularis genu. 11. ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1907)
"(5) Related terms shall as far as possible be similar, eg, Femur, Arteria femoralis, Vena femoralis, nervus femoralis. (6) Adjectives in general shall be ..."

3. The Practice of surgery by James Gregory Mumford (1914)
"... S, 1-5, first to fifth TVCS; (i, nervus coccygeus; xx, filum termi- mi the root, marked L to x, corda equina; cus brachialis; Or. nervus femoralis; Sc, ..."

4. Anatomical Names by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... femur, arteria femoralis, vena femoralis, nervus femoralis ; adjectives, in general, shall be arranged with their antonyms, as dexter, sinister; major, ..."

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