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Saphenous
Sa-phe′nous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] manifest.]
(Anat.)
(a)
Manifest; – applied to the two principal superficial veins of the lower limb of man.
(b)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins;
as, the
. saphenous
nerves; the saphenous
opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes