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What does saphenous mean?

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  1. (anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
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Patients having greater saphenous incompetence may undergo ligation and division of the greater saphenous vein.
The patellar branch of the saphenous nerve may arise from the nerve to vastus medialis.
After ligation of the right coronary artery, bypass grafting with a saphenous vein was performed.
Commonly used sites for catheterization include the basilic, cephalic, saphenous popliteal, external jugular, and temporal veins.
From the ankle, the saphenous vein ascends the calf along the border of the gastrocnemius muscle.
The treatment of old saphenous vein graft stenosis with coronary angioplasty has a high rate of restenosis and clinical events.

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