what does femoral nerve mean?

FEMORAL NERVE as NOUN

Meaning
- one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
Synonym(s)
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- nervus femoralis (what does nervus femoralis mean?)
Hypernyms(s) femoral nerve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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