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Great saphenous vein — Infobox Vein Name = Great saphenous vein Latin = vena saphena magna GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 669 Caption = The great saphenous vein and landmarks along its course Caption2 = The great saphenous vein and its tributaries at the fossa ovalis in… … Wikipedia
Great saphenous vein — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
great saphenous vein — noun the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein • Syn: ↑long saphenous vein • Hypernyms: ↑saphenous vein, ↑vena saphena … Useful english dictionary
Saphenous vein — may refer to: *Great saphenous vein *Small saphenous vein … Wikipedia
Saphenous vein — The saphenous veins there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins – serve as the principal veins running superficially (near the surface) up the leg. The great saphenous vein (also called the large saphenous vein) goes from the foot all… … Medical dictionary
Saphenous vein, great — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
Vein, great saphenous — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
saphenous vein — noun either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot • Syn: ↑vena saphena • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑long saphenous vein, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saphenous vein, large — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The large saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
Saphenous vein, small — The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The small saphenous vein, runs behind the outer malleolus (the protuberance on the outside of the ankle joint), comes up the back of … Medical dictionary
