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saphenofemoral

saphenofemoral adjective: relating to the saphenous vein and the femur.

Adjective

saphenofemoral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the saphenous vein and the femur.
    • There are 4 stages with difficulty in performing endovenous treatment for varicose veins: cannulation of a vein, advancement of the working part to the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junction, visualization of the tip of the working part at the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junction, and...2014 December 31, Jin Hyun Joh et al., “Consensus for the Treatment of Varicose Vein with Radiofrequency Ablation”, in Vascular Specialist International, volume 30, →DOI

Origin of saphenofemoral

From sapheno- + femoral.

Questions about saphenofemoral

What does saphenofemoral mean?
Saphenofemoral means relating to the saphenous vein and the femur.
What part of speech is saphenofemoral?
Saphenofemoral is an adjective.

Words near saphenofemoral in the dictionary

  1. saphenae
  2. saphenal
  3. saphenas
  4. saphenectomies
  5. saphenectomy
  6. saphenofemoral
  7. saphenopopliteal
  8. saphenous
  9. saphenous nerve
  10. saphenous nerves
  11. saphenous vein

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