saphena
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).
Noun edit
saphena (plural saphenas or saphenae)
- (anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein
References edit
- Hyrtl, Joseph (1879) Das Arabische und Hebräische in der Anatomie[1] (in German), Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, pages 212–215