股动脉

股動脈

gǔdòngmài

noun

Measure Word

一条股动脉 tiáo

Meanings

1 femoral artery
2 main artery of the thigh

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

急救时医生在大腿处摸股动脉脉搏。

Jíjiù shí yīshēng zài dàtuǐ chù mō gǔdòngmài màibó.

In emergencies, doctors check the pulse of the femoral artery at the thigh.

HSK 7-9

心导管手术常从股动脉进入。

Xīn dǎoguǎn shǒushù cháng cóng gǔdòngmài jìnrù.

Cardiac catheterization is often performed via the femoral artery.

Tips

memory

股 originally means 'thigh' (as in 股骨 femur, 股四头肌 quadriceps), so 股+动脉 = 'thigh artery'. The financial sense of 股 ('share/stock') is a much later metaphor.

Stroke Order

股 gǔ

动 dòng

脉 mài