Saphenous nerve

Introduction: Saphenous nerve

Description of Saphenous nerve

Saphenous nerve: [TA] a branch of the femoral, extending from the femoral triangle to the foot, becoming subcutaneous on the medial side of the knee; it supplies cutaneous branches to the skin of the leg and foot, by way of infrapatellar and medial crural branches. SYN: nervus saphenus [TA], internal saphenous nerve, long saphenous nerve.
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Saphenous nerve: a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Saphenous nerve: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Saphenous nerve:

• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms (9018 causes)
• Nerve disease
• Nerve disorder
• Nerve problem (9018 causes)
• Nerve pain

Terms associated with Saphenous nerve:

Terms Similar to Saphenous nerve:

• nervus saphenus

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Saphenous nerve

• nerve
• nervus

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Saphenous nerve

The following list attempts to classify Saphenous nerve into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• nerve,nervus
• fascicle,fasciculus,fiber bundle,fibre bundle
• nerve tissue,nervous tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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