ARTERIA CIRCUMFLEXA FEMORIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arteria circumflexa femoris mean? 

• ARTERIA CIRCUMFLEXA FEMORIS (noun)
  The noun ARTERIA CIRCUMFLEXA FEMORIS has 1 sense:

1. an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles

  Familiarity information: ARTERIA CIRCUMFLEXA FEMORIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTERIA CIRCUMFLEXA FEMORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria circumflexa femoris; circumflex artery of the thigh

Hypernyms ("arteria circumflexa femoris" is a kind of...):

circumflex artery (any of several paired curving arteries)

Holonyms ("arteria circumflexa femoris" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)