saphena

[ suh-fee-nuh ]

/ səˈfi nə /

noun

saphenous vein.

Origin of saphena

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

Words nearby saphena

sapele, sap green, Saphar, saphead, sapheaded, saphena, saphenous, saphenous nerve, saphenous vein, sapid, sapiens

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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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for saphena

saphena

[ sə-fē′nə ]

n. pl. sa•phe•nae (-nē′)

A saphenous vein.

单词	saphena
释义	saphena [ suh-fee-nuh ] / səˈfi nə / noun saphenous vein. Origin of saphena 1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin <Arabic ṣāfin Words nearby saphena sapele, sap green, Saphar, saphead, sapheaded, saphena, saphenous, saphenous nerve, saphenous vein, sapid, sapiens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for saphena saphena [ sə-fē′nə ] n. pl. sa•phe•nae (-nē′) A saphenous vein. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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