Anatomy
femoral artery
fem·or·al ar·ter·y [ fem-er-uhl ahr-tuh-ree ]
Subclass of:
Arteries
Definitions related to femoral artery:
  • (artery, femoral) An artery of the thigh; in general it arises from the external iliac artery distal to the inguinal ligment and continues as the popliteal artery.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (femoral) The artery of the groin that supplies the lower extremity, including the anterior and anteromedial surfaces of the thigh, whose pulse is palpable below the inguinal ligament, midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the symphysis pubis.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • An artery that starts within the inguinal region and extends to the lower extremities.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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