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medial circumflex femoral artery
me·di·al cir·cum·flex fem·o·ral ar·ter·y [TA] artery that, with the lateral circumflex femoral artery encircles the proximal femur and is the primary blood supply of the femoral head and neck; origin, profunda femoris; distribution, hip joint, muscles of thigh; anastomoses, inferior gluteal, superior gluteal, lateral circumflex femoral (so-called "cruciate anastomosis"). Synonym(s): arteria circumflexa femoris medialis [TA], medial circumflex artery of thigh, medial femoral circumflex arteryme·di·al cir·cum·flex fem·o·ral ar·te·ry (mē'dē-ăl sĭr'kŭm-fleks fem'ŏr-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, profunda femoris; distribution, hip joint, muscles of thigh; anastomoses, inferior gluteal, superior gluteal, lateral circumflex femoral.
Synonym(s): arteria circumflexa femoris medialis, medial circumflex artery of thigh, medial femoral circumflex artery. |