sa|phe|na

sa|phe|na
sa|phe|na «suh FEE nuh», noun, plural -nae «-nee».
either of two large superficial veins of the leg, one extending along the inner side of the leg from the foot to the groin, and the other extending along the outer and posterior side from the foot to the knee.
[< Medieval Latin saphena < Arabic aāfin the hidden one; perhaps influenced by Greek saphēnēs clear (intellectually)]

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