saphena

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