SAPHENOUS


Meaning of SAPHENOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈfē-nəs, ˈsa-fə-nəs ]

adjective

Etymology: saphena saphenous vein, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic ṣāfin

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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