femoral artery
nounDefinition of femoral artery
: the chief artery of the thigh lying in its anterior inner part
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The big difference between me and Arthur was three to five millimeters, from the shark’s tooth to the femoral artery. — Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, "We’re afraid of sharks. But maybe we’re not afraid enough.," 9 July 2019 The device is thinner than a pencil and inserted in less than 10 minutes using a catheter that is inserted in the femoral artery located near a patient's groin. — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, "Houston company raises $30M for clinical trials to treat heart failure," 17 July 2019 She was treated with a three-hour minimally invasive surgery called endovascular coiling, where the surgeon puts a wire through a femoral artery in the groin. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Emilia Clarke Had Two Brain Aneurysms and a Near-Death Surgery During Her Early Years on Game of Thrones," 21 Mar. 2019 To assess the stiffness of the teens' artery walls, the researchers used a noninvasive device to measure the speed at which a pulse from the heart travels between the carotid artery in the neck and the femoral artery in the leg. — Fox News, "Artery damage seen in some teenage smokers, drinkers," 7 Sep. 2018 Figueroa also shot Officer Matthew Morris in the upper left leg, severing his femoral artery, according to Conley’s office. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Suffolk DA: Officers were justified in fatal shooting of East Boston man," 7 May 2018 My right leg was shattered, and my femoral artery severed. — Health.com, "I Have a Chronic Pain Syndrome Dubbed the ‘Suicide Disease’—Here’s How I've Learned to Embrace Life," 17 Apr. 2018 The sheaths, about the diameter of a pencil or a Sharpie (depending on the size of the stent needed), are threaded through the femoral arteries in the groins and into the abdominal aorta. — Trihealth Dailyhealthwire, Cincinnati.com, "Gut Check: TriHealth vascular surgeons lead the way with minimally invasive abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery," 19 Feb. 2018 Franklin was shot in his left arm and his right thigh, severing his femoral artery, the affidavit states. — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, "Man accused of fatally shooting the boyfriend of his children's mother," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'femoral artery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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