SAPHENOUS VEIN Definition & Meaning

saphenous vein

noun

Anatomy.

either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.

saphenous vein

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Either of two main superficial veins of the leg, one larger than the other, that begin at the foot. A portion of the larger saphenous vein is often used in surgery for coronary artery bypass graft.

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Origin of saphenous vein¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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Opening the sciatic vein relieved podagra and elephantiasis; menstrual problems were alleviated by cutting the saphenous vein.

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When Woods was 18 he had surgery on his left knee, to remove two cysts on his saphenous vein.

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When she was pregnant with her first child, she liked the “Nile beauty mark” of the saphenous vein running down her inner right calf, rising with her belly.

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Either saphenous veins in patients’ legs, the internal thoracic arteries in their chest wall or parts of both are used to create the bypass graft.

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For severe cases, however, the standard treatment is to remove the vein with surgery -- also known as high ligation and saphenous vein stripping.

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