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GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
Synonyms:
great saphenous vein; long saphenous vein
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("great saphenous vein" is a kind of...):
saphenous vein; vena saphena (either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot)