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ARTERIA FEMORALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria femoralis mean?
• ARTERIA FEMORALIS (noun)
The noun ARTERIA FEMORALIS has 1 sense:
1. the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
Familiarity information: ARTERIA FEMORALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
arteria femoralis; femoral artery
Hypernyms ("arteria femoralis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("arteria femoralis" is a part of...):
thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)
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