saphenous nerve

saphenous nerve
saphenous nerve n a nerve that is the largest and longest branch of the femoral nerve and supplies the skin over the medial side of the leg

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a large branch of the femoral nerve that arises in the upper thigh, travels down on the inside of the leg, and supplies the skin from the knee to below the ankle with sensory nerves.

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nervus saphenus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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