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ARTERIA FEMORALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
Synonyms:
arteria femoralis; femoral artery
Classified under:
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)