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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.
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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.
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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.
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The bullet shattered Boller’s hip and pierced his femoral artery, according to court papers.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Word History
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 8 Feb. 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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