saphena

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

Noun

saphena (plural saphenas or saphenae)

1. (anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein

References

• Hyrtl, Joseph (1879) Das Arabische und Hebräische in der Anatomie‎^[1] (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 212–215

Anagrams

• Saephan