saphena

American  

[suh-fee-nuh] / səˈfi nə /

noun

1. saphenous vein.

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saphena British  

/ səˈfiːnə /

noun

1. anatomy either of two large superficial veins of the legs

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Other Word Forms

• saphenous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of saphena

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic ṣāfin

Example Sentences

Accordingly she was robust, and I bled her from the basilic vein of the left hand and the saphena of the right foot, both within an hour.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

The saphena vein can generally be recognised, and is almost always safe out of the way of this incision at its inner side.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

Morbid Anatomy.—In the lower extremity the varicosity most commonly affects the vessels of the great saphena system; less frequently those of the small saphena system.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The continuity of the artery may be restored by grafting into the gap left after excision of the sac a segment of the great saphena vein.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The operation of Trendelenburg is especially appropriate to cases in which the trunk of the great saphena vein in the thigh is alone involved.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis