vena saphena

1. 1.

   either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot

   Synonymssaphenous vein

   Broadervein

   Narrowerlong saphenous veinshort saphenous vein

   Part ofleg

Questions about vena saphena

What does vena saphena mean?

vena saphena means "either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot".

What is another word for vena saphena?

Close synonyms include saphenous vein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vena saphena a common word?

vena saphena is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.