Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) Usually referring to the great saphenous vein, but may also refer to the small saphenous vein.
WordNet
n. either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot [syn: vena saphena]
Wikipedia
Saphenous vein may refer to:
- Great saphenous vein
- Small saphenous vein
Usage examples of "saphenous vein".
These are the veins about the lower end of the bowel, producing the condition known as haemorrhoids or piles, and the internal saphenous vein, with its branches on the inner side of the leg, knee and thigh.
Denny's leg wound had failed to heal and was now inflamed and purulent, as was the cut into his saphenous vein.
It almost gave Larry heart failure to watch Thomas bend over the heart with a razor-sharp needle and try to direct the instrument to the dainty piece of saphenous vein he was attempting to sew to the minute coronary vessel.
The saphenous vein and its branches looked like an overview of the Los Angeles freeway system.