saphena
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of saphena
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic ṣāfin
Example Sentences
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Down here, you see, the vena saphena, was completely severed.
From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I by Hauptmann, Gerhart
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
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 blood spavin is situated in front and to the inside of the hock and is merely a varicose or dilated condition of the saphena vein.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
The continuity of the artery may be restored by grafting into the gap left after excision of the sac a segment of the great saphena vein.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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