saphenofemoral

English

Etymology

From sapheno- +‎ femoral.

Adjective

saphenofemoral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the saphenous vein and the femur.
   • 2014 December 31, Jin Hyun Joh et al., “Consensus for the Treatment of Varicose Vein with Radiofrequency Ablation”, in Vascular Specialist International‎^[1], volume 30, →DOI:

     There are 4 stages with difficulty in performing endovenous treatment for varicose veins: cannulation of a vein, advancement of the working part to the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junction, visualization of the tip of the working part at the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junction, and difficulty in performing the ablation and delivering the planned linear energy density.