NOUN | body | anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis | one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh |
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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. | |
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Synonyms | femoral nerve, nervus femoralis | |
Part of | thigh | The part of the leg between the hip and the knee |
Broader | spinal nerve, nervus spinalis | Any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots |
Spanish | nervio crural anterior, nervio femoral, nervus femoralis | |
Catalan | nervi femoral, nervus femoralis |
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