saphenous

[ suh-fee-nuhs ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.

noun

1. saphenous vein.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saphenous¹

First recorded in 1830–40; saphen(a) + -ous

Example Sentences

He developed a superficial saphenous thrombophlebitis in the right leg, not the one that the injury occurred in.

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A new sheath may be provided for the tendon by resecting a portion of the great saphenous vein.

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In the leg the sciatic and saphenous nerves are partly mapped out, giving to the patient the appearance of an anatomical diagram.

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A vestige of this saphenous artery, however, remains in Man as the anastomotica magna.

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The small sciatic was occasionally injured in its course in the buttock, and the small saphenous in the leg.

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