saphena

[ suh-fee-nuh ]
/ səˈfi nə /

noun

saphenous vein.

Origin of saphena

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Arabic ṣāfin

Words nearby saphena

sapanwood, sapele, saphar, saphead, sapheaded, saphena, saphenous, saphenous nerve, saphenous vein, sapid, sapiens

Example sentences from the Web for saphena

  • The most important anastomosis is that between the femoral and saphena and internal mammary and epigastric veins.

    A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various

  • Each hour I withdrew a half-pound of blood, then I fed her and for three hours I drew half a pound of blood from the saphena.

    Gilbertus Anglicus |Henry Ebenezer Handerson

  • The saphena vein was closed for a length of about four or five inches, beyond which it was natural.

    A System of Midwifery |Edward Rigby

British Dictionary definitions for saphena

saphena
/ (səˈfiːnə) /

noun plural -nae (-niː)

anatomy either of two large superficial veins of the legs

Derived forms of saphena

saphenous, adjective

Word Origin for saphena

C14: via Medieval Latin from Arabic sāfīn

Medical definitions for saphena

saphena
[ sə-fē′nə ]

n. pl. sa•phe•nae (-nē′)

A saphenous vein.