saphenous
/səˈfiːnəs/
saphenous adjective: relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
Adjective
saphenous (not comparable)
- Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
- This problem is most critical when dealing with the entry of the great or small saphenous vein into the deep venous system.1996, Johannes Petres, Rainer Rompel, Perry Robins, Dermatologic Surgery, page 111
- Perform the operation, which was described by Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844–1924) of Leipzig in 1890, on patients with varicose veins who have evidence of long saphenous reflux at the groin on clinical, Doppler or duplex examination. Avoid the operation if the long saphenous vein is a collateral...2007, R. M. Kirk, Essential General Surgical Operations, page 274
saphenous meaning in Tamil
saphenous in Tamil
- அடி முதுகு நரம்பு, ஏற்கக்கூடியருசி, தொடை உட்சிரை
Examples of saphenous in a sentence
- Avoid the operation if the long saphenous vein is a collateral channel for obstructed deep veins.2007, R. M. Kirk, Essential General Surgical Operations, page 274:
- The reverse saphenous conduit flap incorporates branches of the saphenous artery and medial saphenous vein, which in turn supply and drain the overlying skin by means of direct cutaneous vessels.2009, Michael M. Pavletic, Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery, page 394:
Forms of saphenous
| alternative form | saphænous |
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Origin of saphenous
From saphena + -ous.
Words formed from saphenous
- saphenously
- saphenous nerve
- saphenous opening
- saphenous vein
Phrases with saphenous
Words that rhyme with saphenous
Questions about saphenous
- What does saphenous mean?
- Saphenous means relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
- What is saphenous in Tamil?
- Saphenous in Tamil is அடி முதுகு நரம்பு, ஏற்கக்கூடியருசி, தொடை உட்சிரை. See Saphenous meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use saphenous in a sentence?
- Avoid the operation if the long saphenous vein is a collateral channel for obstructed deep veins.
- What part of speech is saphenous?
- Saphenous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce saphenous?
- Saphenous is pronounced /səˈfiːnəs/.
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