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Descriptor English: Subclavian Vein
Descriptor Spanish: Vena Subclavia
Descriptor vena subclavia
Scope note: Continuación de la vena axilar, que acompaña a la arteria subclavia y se fusiona con la vena yugular interna para formar la vena braquiocefálica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Veia Subclávia
Descriptor French: Veine subclavière
Entry term(s): Subclavian Veins
Vein, Subclavian
Veins, Subclavian
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.877
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013350
Scope note: The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 13738
Unique ID: D013350
NLM Classification: WG 625.S8
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Subclavian Vein - Preferred
Concept UI M0020651
Scope note The continuation of the axillary vein which follows the subclavian artery and then joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein.
Preferred term Subclavian Vein
Entry term(s) Subclavian Veins
Vein, Subclavian
Veins, Subclavian



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