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femoral nerve

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Main Entry: femoral nerve
Function: noun
: the largest branch of the lumbar plexus that in humans comes from the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves and suppliesextensor muscles of the thigh and skin areas on the front of the thigh and medial surface of the leg and foot and that sends articular branches to the hip and knee joints called also anterior cruralnerve
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femoral nerve n.
A nerve that arises from the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves and supplies the muscles and skin of the anterior region of the thigh.

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