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saphenous vein
sa·phe·nous vein [ sə fnəss vàyn ] (plural sa·phe·nous veins)


noun 
Definition:
 
vein in leg: either of two major veins in the leg that run from the foot to the thigh near the surface of the skin
[< medieval Latin saphena "vein"]
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