femoral
See also: fémoral
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin femorālis. Equivalent to femur + -al.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
femoral (not comparable)
Derived terms
- acetabulofemoral
- aortofemoral
- axillofemoral
- bifemoral
- caudofemoral
- coxofemoral
- femoral artery
- femoral canal
- femoral gland
- femoral hernia
- femoral nerve
- femoral ring
- femoral sheath
- femoral triangle
- femoral vein
- genitofemoral
- gluteofemoral
- humerofemoral
- iliacofemoral
- iliofemoral
- inguinofemoral
- interfemoral
- intrafemoral
- ischiofemoral
- meniscofemoral
- mesofemoral
- metafemoral
- midfemoral
- nonfemoral
- patella femoral pain syndrome
- patellofemoral
- perifemoral
- postfemoral
- prefemoral
- profemoral
- pubofemoral
- sacrofemoral
- saphenofemoral
- scrotofemoral
- tibiofemoral
- transfemoral
- trochanterofemoral
- vertebrofemoral
Translations
of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh
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Interlingua
Adjective
femoral (not comparable)
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From fêmur/fémur (“femur”) + -al (“of or relating to”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.moˈɾaw/ [fe.moˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛ.muˈɾal/ [fɛ.muˈɾaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛ.muˈɾa.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: fe‧mo‧ral
Adjective
femoral m or f (plural femorais)
- femoral (of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh)
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /femoˈɾal/ [fe.moˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fe‧mo‧ral
Adjective
femoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural femorales)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “femoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024