Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun saphenous_vein

1 sense of saphenous vein

Sense 1
saphenous vein, vena saphena -- (either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")