saphead

[English sap (2), s., and head.] A blockhead, a ninny, a fool. sa-phê-na ( pl. sa-phe-næ), s. [Gr.saphēnēs= clear, manifest.] Anat. ( pl.): The saphenous veins (q. v.). sa-phe-nous, a . [Mod. Lat. saphen (a); Eng. adj. suff. -ous.] Of or pertaining to the saphense. saphenous-veins, s. pl . Anat .: Two superficial veins of the lower limb. The external collects the blood from the outer side of the foot and leg, and pa es into the popliteal vein; the internal commences on the bottom and inner side of the foot, pa ing up the inner side of the leg and thigh into the femoral vein, an inch and a half below Poupart's ligament.