saphenous
/suh-fee-nuhs/US // səˈfi nəs //
隐蔽性,隐性,阴茎,隐窝
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : saphenous vein.
Examples
He developed a superficial saphenous thrombophlebitis in the right leg, not the one that the injury occurred in.
A new sheath may be provided for the tendon by resecting a portion of the great saphenous vein.
In the leg the sciatic and saphenous nerves are partly mapped out, giving to the patient the appearance of an anatomical diagram.
A vestige of this saphenous artery, however, remains in Man as the anastomotica magna.
The small sciatic was occasionally injured in its course in the buttock, and the small saphenous in the leg.
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