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saphena

saphena noun: a prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein.

Noun

saphena (plural saphenas or saphenae)

  1. A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein

Forms of saphena

pluralsaphenas
pluralsaphenae

Origin of saphena

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Words formed from saphena

Questions about saphena

What does saphena mean?
Saphena means a prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein.
What part of speech is saphena?
Saphena is a noun.
What is the plural of saphena?
The plural of saphena is saphenas.

Words near saphena in the dictionary

  1. saphaneous
  2. saphead
  3. sapheaded
  4. sapheadedness
  5. sapheads
  6. saphena
  7. saphenae
  8. saphenal
  9. saphenas
  10. saphenectomies
  11. saphenectomy

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