saphenous vein

sa·phe·nous vein  (s-fns)

n.

Either of two main superficial veins of the leg, one larger than the other, that begin at the foot.

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[saphenous, pertaining to the saphena, a saphenous vein, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin saphna, saphenous vein, from Arabic fin, standing with one leg slightly raised, saphena, participle of afana, to stand with one leg slightly raised.]

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saphenous vein  (s-fns)

Either of two main superficial veins of the leg, one larger than the other, that begin at the foot. A portion of the larger saphenous vein is often used in surgery for coronary artery bypass graft.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

saphenous vein - either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot vena saphena great saphenous vein, long saphenous vein - the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein short saphenous vein - a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle