saphenous

[suh-fee-nuhs]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.

noun

1. saphenous vein.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saphenous¹

First recorded in 1830–40; saphen(a) + -ous

Example Sentences

Opening the sciatic vein relieved podagra and elephantiasis; menstrual problems were alleviated by cutting the saphenous vein.

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When Woods was 18 he had surgery on his left knee, to remove two cysts on his saphenous vein.

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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.

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VenaSeal is applied in a half-hour procedure that involves using a hand-held dispenser to inject medical-grade glue into the great saphenous vein, a large vein that runs down the inside of the leg, Dr. Watson says.

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Either saphenous veins in patients’ legs, the internal thoracic arteries in their chest wall or parts of both are used to create the bypass graft.

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