vein

vein

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001638

Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein ]

Synonyms: venous tree organ part

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This is just here as a test because I lose it

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database cross reference

NCIT:C12814
EHDAA2:0003254
ZFA:0000082
UMLS:C0042449 (ncithesaurus:Vein)
MA:0000067
SCTID:181367001
FMA:50723
XAO:0000115
AAO:0010212
MAT:0000037
Wikipedia:Vein
EFO:0000816
CALOHA:TS-1108
TAO:0000082
MIAA:0000037
EMAPA:35906
EV:0100031
BTO:0000234
GAID:492
VHOG:0001743
AEO:0000209
MESH:D014680
galen:Vein

Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term

vena [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein ]

plural term

venae [ VHOG:0001743 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Venous_system_en.svg

editor note

TODO - check with MA - vein vs venous blood vessel

external definition

Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry blood from other organs, tissues, and cells to the heart.[AAO]

fma set term

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63814

has broad synonym

venous subtree

venous vessel

has related synonym

vascular element

vena

venae

has obo namespace

uberon

has relational adjective

venous

homology notes

The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]

UBERON:0001638