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Definition of Long saphenous vein

1. Noun. The longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein.

Medical Definition of Long saphenous vein

1. Formed by the union of the dorsal vein of the great toe and the dorsal venous arch of the foot, ascends in front of the medial malleolus, behind the medial condyle of the femur, and traverses the saphenois hiatus in the fascia lata to empty into the femoral vein in the upper part of the femoral triangle. Synonym: vena saphena magna, large saphenous vein, long saphenous vein. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Long saphenous vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The internal or long saphenous vein (Fig. 384) commences at the inner side of the arch on the dorsum of the foot ; it ascends in front of the inner ..."

2. Manual of operative surgery by John Fairbairn Binnie (1921)
"The operation consists in isolating and ligating the long saphenous vein at its upper ... Through a long incision isolate the long saphenous vein and its ..."

3. Tablets of Anatomy by Thomas Cooke (1885)
"INTERNAL or long saphenous vein — Commences at inner aide of arch on dorsam of foot. Accompanies long or internal ..."

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