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

When the whole length of the main trunk of the great saphena is implicated, the pressure in the vein is high and the patient suffers a good deal of pain and discomfort.

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

If the small saphena system also is involved, and if communicating branches are dilated, the veins fill up from below more rapidly.

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

Clinical Features.—The most typical example of this form of phlebitis is that so frequently met with in the great saphena vein, especially when it is varicose.

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