saphena
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Noun
[edit]saphena (plural saphenas or saphenae)
- (anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein
References
[edit]- Hyrtl, Joseph (1879) Das Arabische und Hebräische in der Anatomie[1] (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 212–215