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Great Saphenous Vein

🔍 Why Is It Called the “Saphenous” Vein? The great saphenous vein (GSV) is the longest vein in the human body — but have you ever wondered why it’s called saphenous? The name carries a fascinating story that spans Greek misattribution, Arabic medical insight, and modern surgical relevance. 📜 Greek vs. Arabic
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The Quiet Unraveling: A Story of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

The morning sun glinted off the wet sidewalks as Thomas wiped his hands on a ragged towel, surveying the small engine in front of him. Retirement hadn’t dulled his love for fixing things — lawnmowers, old trucks, even his neighbor’s snowblower — he liked to keep busy, stay useful. Today,
Mediqally / / 6 minutes read

The Long-Limbed Clue: A Silent Thread of Marfan’s Disease

I first met Joshua on a cloudless Monday morning, one of those rare quiet stretches in pediatric clinic. He was 14, tall for his age — really tall — with an armspan that seemed to stretch past the edges of the exam table. His mother, poised but clearly anxious, had brought him
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