LONG SAPHENOUS VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("long 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)

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