vena saphena

English Thesaurus

1. either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot (noun.body)

hypernym	:	vein, vena, venous blood vessel,
definition	:	a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (noun.body)

hyponym	:	great saphenous vein, long saphenous vein,
definition	:	the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein (noun.body)

hyponym	:	short saphenous vein,
definition	:	a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee (noun.body)

part meronym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)