feminization
- n the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
femme fatale
- n a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
femoral artery
- n the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
femoral biceps
- n the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
femoral nerve
- n one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
femoral vein
- n a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein
femoris
- n the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
femtochemistry
- n the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses