femoral artery

femoral artery   n.  The main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the groin and lower extremity.

Main Entry: femoral artery
Function: noun
: the chief artery of the thigh that is a continuation of the external iliac artery lying in the anterior part of the thigh andis 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

femoral artery n.

1. An artery with origin at the continuation of the external iliac artery, with branches to the pudendal, epigastric, circumflex iliac arteries, the deep artery of the thigh, and the descending genicular artery, and terminating in the popliteal artery.

2. See deep artery of thigh.