Saphenous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saphenous \Sa*phe"nous\, a. [Gr. ? manifest.] (Anat.)
     (a) Manifest; -- applied to the two principal superficial
         veins of the lower limb of man.
     (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous
         veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening,
         an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which


         the internal saphenous vein passes.
         [1913 Webster]