saphenous
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of saphenous
Example Sentences
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Opening the sciatic vein relieved podagra and elephantiasis; menstrual problems were alleviated by cutting the saphenous vein.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019
When she was pregnant with her first child, she liked the “Nile beauty mark” of the saphenous vein running down her inner right calf, rising with her belly.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 22, 2016
Close to the body wall, the great saphenous vein, the deep femoral vein, and the femoral circumflex vein drain into the femoral vein.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Moreover, some superficial veins, such as the great saphenous vein in the femoral region, have no arterial counterpart.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Hyperæsthesia in area of distribution of small saphenous and small sciatic nerves, which rapidly improved.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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