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>