| Definition of 'femoral nerve' |
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1. (noun) femoral nerve, nervus femoralis, anterior crural nerve
one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
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| Definition of 'femoral nerve' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. femoral nerve
A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints.
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