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Definition of Great saphenous vein
1. Noun. The longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein.
Definition of Great saphenous vein
1. Noun. (anatomy) The large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh. ¹
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Medical Definition of Great saphenous vein
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Saphenous Vein
Literary usage of Great saphenous vein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Clean the great saphenous vein proximo-distally, taking care to avoid injuring
... The great saphenous vein is the largest superficial vein of the inferior ..."
2. Manual of practical anatomy, v.2 by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"The great saphenous vein is the largest superficial vein of the inferior extremity.
It commences on the dorsum of the foot, passes proximally, ..."
3. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The great saphenous vein (v. saphena magna; internal or long saphenous vein) (Fig.
581), the longest vein in the body, begins in the medial marginal vein of ..."
4. Therapeutic Gazette (1916)
"The original operation was a simple ligation of the great saphenous vein in the
thigh and was intended to relieve the veins below the ligature of back ..."
5. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1895)
"... symptoms from varicose veins are caused by increased blood- pressure through
the great saphenous vein, in which the valves have become insufficient. ..."
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