SAPHENOUS


Meaning of SAPHENOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: s ə - ' f ē -n ə s, ' sa-f ə -n ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: saphena saphenous vein, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ș ā fin

Date: 1840

: of, relating to, associated with, or being either of the two chief superficial veins of the leg < saphenous nerve>

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