CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY OF THE THIGH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles

Synonyms:

arteria circumflexa femoris; circumflex artery of the thigh

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("circumflex artery of the thigh" is a kind of...):

circumflex artery (any of several paired curving arteries)

Holonyms ("circumflex artery of the thigh" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

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