Meanings
noungreat saphenous vein (plural great saphenous veins)
plural great saphenous veins · alternative greater saphenous vein
- anatomyThe large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
Similar
long saphenous vein
Broader
saphenous veinvena saphena
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic وَرِيد صَافِن صَغِير
- وَرِيد صَافِن صَغِير (warīd ṣāfin ṣaḡīr)large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
Czech velká skrytá žíla
- velká skrytá žílalarge subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
French veine grande saphène
- veine grande saphènelarge subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
German große Rosenader
- große Rosenaderlarge subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
Latin vēna saphena magna
- vēna saphena magnalarge subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
Polish żyła odpiszczelowa
- żyła odpiszczelowalarge subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh
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