femoral head

collocation in English

meaningsoffemoralandhead

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femoral
adjective
uk
/ˈfem.ər.əl/us
/ˈfem.ɚ.əl/
relating to the femur (= the long bone in the upper part of ...
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head
noun
uk
/hed/us
/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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(Definition offemoralandheadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This included the bladder wall, rectal wall and the rightfemoralhead.
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F shows tangents drawn from the edge of thefemoralhead.
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This is because the oblique beam orientations produce a trapezoid-shaped dose distribution that encroached upon the medial surface of thefemoralhead.
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This is because in the four-field plans, only one out of four beams or parts of two beams passes through the contra-lateralfemoralhead.
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The zona orbicularis acts like a buttonhole on thefemoralheadand assists in maintaining the contact in the joint.
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The zona orbicularis assists in maintaining the contact in the joint by acting like a buttonhole on thefemoralhead.
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Her greater trochanter, however, was clearly derived, being short and human-like rather taller than thefemoralhead.
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It is a continuation of the external iliac artery and begins at the inguinal ligament (femoralhead).
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He has avascular necrosis of thefemoralhead.
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The acetabulum is the socket that receives thefemoralheadto make the hip joint.
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A total hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty) consists of replacing both the acetabulum and thefemoralheadwhile hemiarthroplasty generally only replaces thefemoralhead.
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The acetabular notch is narrow or closed and on thefemoralheadthe fovea is absent.
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During total hip replacement, the orthopaedic surgeon removes the patient'sfemoralhead, as a necessary part of the process of inserting the artificial hip prosthesis.
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This caused deterioration of thefemoralhead, ultimately requiring that the hip be replaced.
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The blood supply to thefemoralheadand neck is enhanced by the artery of the ligamentum teres derived from the obturator artery.
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Arising from the cotyloid fossa and connecting to thefemoralheadlies the ligamentum teres.
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Impingement occurs when thefemoralheadrubs abnormally or its lacks a full range of motion in the acetabular socket.
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The edge of the acetabulum is surrounded by the "acetabular labrum", a fibrous structure that envelops thefemoralhead.
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In this position the ligament also keeps thefemoralheadpressed into the acetabulum.
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It is caused by a slipped epiphysis of thefemoralhead.
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