SAPHENOUS NERVE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does saphenous nerve mean? 

• SAPHENOUS NERVE (noun)
  The noun SAPHENOUS NERVE has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot

  Familiarity information: SAPHENOUS NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAPHENOUS NERVE (noun)

Meaning:

A branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

nervus saphenus; saphenous nerve

Hypernyms ("saphenous nerve" is a kind of...):

nerve; nervus (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)

Holonyms ("saphenous nerve" is a part of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)