股动脉

股動脈

gǔdòngmài

noun

Measure Word

一条股动脉 tiáo

Meanings

1 femoral artery
2 (anatomy) main artery of the thigh

Characters

Examples

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.

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