| femoral septum | The delicate fibrous membrane that closes the femoral ring at the base of the femoral canal. Synonym: septum femorale, Cloquet's septum, crural septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| femoral sheath | The fascia enclosing the femoral vessels, formed by the transversalis fascia anteriorly and the iliac fascia posteriorly; two septa divide the sheath into three compartments, the lateral of which contains the femoral artery and the femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve, the middle the femoral vein, and the medial is the femoral canal. Synonym: crural sheath, infundibuliform sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femoral triangle | A triangular space at the upper part of the thigh, bounded by the sartorius and adductor longus muscles and the inguinal ligament, with a floor formed laterally by the iliopsoas muscle and medially by the pectineus muscle; the branches of the femoral nerve are distributed within the femoral triangle; it is bisected by the femoral vessels, which enter the adductor canal at its apex. Synonym: trigonum femorale, fossa scarpae major, Scarpa's triangle, subinguinal triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femoral vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. (12 Dec 1998) |
| femoroabdominal reflex | Contraction of the abdominal muscles upon stroking the inner aspect of the thigh; in association with the cremasteric reflex. Synonym: hypogastric reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femorocele | Synonym: femoral hernia. Origin: L. Femur, thigh, + G. Kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| femoropatellar joint | The articulation of the facets on the articular surface of the patella with corresponding surfaces on the femoral condyles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femoropopliteal bypass | A vascular prosthesis that bypasses an obstruction in the femoral artery; may be synthetic material, autologous tissue, or heterologous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femoropopliteal occlusive disease | <disease> Obstruction of the femoral and popliteal arteries by atherosclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femorotibial | Relating to the femur and the tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| femto- | SI and metric systems to signify one-quadrillionth (10-15). Origin: Danish and Norwegian femten, fifteen (05 Mar 2000) |
| femur | <anatomy> The large bone in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| femur head | The hemispheric articular surface at the upper extremity of the thigh bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| femur head necrosis | Aseptic or avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The major types are idiopathic (primary), as a complication of fractures or dislocations, and legg-perthes disease. (12 Dec 1998) |