Meanings
nounsaphenous vein (plural saphenous veins)
plural saphenous veins
- anatomyThe great saphenous vein, or (less commonly) the small saphenous vein.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneither of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot
Similar
vena saphena
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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