Meaning of femoral artery | Babel Free
Definitions
The main artery of the thigh that originates as the continuation of the external iliac artery distal to the inguinal ligament and terminates as the popliteal artery as it passes through the adductor hiatus.
Equivalents
Suomi
reisivaltimo
Français
artère fémorale
Examples
“Two swift cuts, high on the inner thighs: the femoral arteries gone to fountains of red.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.