long saphenous vein
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long saphenous vein — noun the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein • Syn: ↑great saphenous vein • Hypernyms: ↑saphenous vein, ↑vena saphena * * * noun see saphenous vein … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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 — saphena either of two superficial veins of the leg, draining blood from the foot. The long saphenous vein – the longest vein in the body – runs from the foot, up the medial side of the leg, to the groin, where it joins the femoral vein. The short … The new mediacal 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
Вена Ноги Подкожная (Saphenous Vein, Saphena) — одна из двух поверхностных вен ноги, отводящая кровь от стопы. Большая подкожная вена ноги (long saphenous vein) является самой длинной веной в теле человека: начинаясь от стопы, она проходит вверх по медиальной стороне ноги к паховой области,… … Медицинские термины
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
saphenous — nəs adjective Etymology: saphena + ous : of, relating to, associated with, situated near, or being the two chief superficial veins of the leg the saphenous opening gives passage to the long saphenous vein through the fascia lata … Useful english dictionary
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Vein — In the circulatory system, a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart (as opposed to artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart). The majority of veins in the body carry low oxygen blood from the tissues back … Wikipedia
