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
Vein, large saphenous — 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
Vein, small saphenous — 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
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
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
great saphenous vein — noun The large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh … Wiktionary
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
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
saphenous vein great — vena saphena magna … Medical dictionary
