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Vein

A vein (/veɪn/) is a blood vessel in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carries blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal circulations which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In the systemic circulation, arteries carry…

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FMA
50723
Latin
vena
MeSH
D014680
System
Circulatory system
TA2
3904
TA98
A12.0.00.030

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Venous system

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Vein

Nodes235
Edges234
Triples121
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008511
Components1

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Vein

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related to history · 13
Vein → AD Rome, BC, Blood, Erasistratus, Galen, Greek, Growth, He, Herophilus, In, The, The Greek, Thus
related to Circulatory routes · 10
Vein → Cardiac, Heart, In, Marshall, Most, The, Thebesian, There, These, They
related to Venous valves · 9
Vein → Approximately, As, Blood, On, The, Their, These, They, When
related to Compression · 6
Vein → Compression, DVT, May, Some, These, Thurner
related to Function · 6
Vein → From, In, The, This, Vascular, Veins
related to Venous system · 6
Vein → All, Almost, In, The, This, Veins
related to Development · 5
Vein → Blood, By, In, The, This
related to Portal hypertension · 5
Vein → Budd Chiari, Other, Portal, The, When
related to Structure · 5
Vein → Smaller, The, There, Unlike, Veins
related to Imaging · 4
Vein → An, Ultrasound, Venography, X-ray

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veins blood venous heart arteries deep system known valves also venules muscle small circulation superficial body post-capillary flow capillary systemic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VeinFMA507231.00infobox
VeinLatinvena1.00infobox
VeinMeSHD0146801.00infobox
VeinSystemCirculatory system1.00infobox
VeinTA239041.00infobox
VeinTA98A12.0.00.0301.00infobox
Veinis asuperficial vein in the leg0.90text
the thoracic aortainstance ofblood first enters the venous system from capillary beds where arterial blood changes to venous blood.Large arteries0.80text
subclavianinstance ofblood first enters the venous system from capillary beds where arterial blood changes to venous blood.Large arteries0.80text
femoralinstance ofblood first enters the venous system from capillary beds where arterial blood changes to venous blood.Large arteries0.80text
popliteal arteries lie close to a single vein that drains the same regioninstance ofblood first enters the venous system from capillary beds where arterial blood changes to venous blood.Large arteries0.80text
blood vesselsinstance ofand the hypophyseal portal system.AnastomosesAn anastomosis is a joining of two structures0.80text

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