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While the transection of a femoral artery is likely to cause someone’s death more quickly than a lacerated jugular vein, the proximity of the jugular vein to the brain makes the loss of blood from that vessel very dangerous, Dr. Fries found.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
The resulting crash forced a suspension rod into his left leg, puncturing his femoral artery, leading to significant blood loss.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Colin lost his leg to a shark while surfing in Hawaii; Sydney nearly bled out after shrapnel from the Boston Marathon bombing pierced her femoral artery.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The bullet shattered Boller’s hip and pierced his femoral artery, according to court papers.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1735, in the meaning defined above
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“Femoral artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femoral%20artery. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
Medical Definition
femoral artery
noun
: the chief artery of the thigh that is a continuation of the external iliac artery lying in the anterior part of the thigh and is undivided until a point about two inches (5 centimeters) below the inguinal ligament where it divides into a large deep branch and a smaller superficial branch see deep femoral artery
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