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Descriptor English: Umbilical Veins
Descriptor Spanish: Venas Umbilicales
Descriptor venas umbilicales
Scope note: Vasos venosos del cordón umbilical. Transportan sangre oxigenada y rica en nutrientes desde la madre al FETO a través de la PLACENTA. En el hombre normalmente hay una sola vena umbilical.
Descriptor Portuguese: Veias Umbilicais
Descriptor French: Veines ombilicales
Entry term(s): Umbilical Vein
Vein, Umbilical
Veins, Umbilical
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.670.874
A16.378.693.807
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014471
Scope note: Venous vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the mother to the FETUS via the PLACENTA. In humans, there is normally one umbilical vein.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
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
Public MeSH Note: 68
Online Note: use UMBILICAL VEINS to search UMBILICAL VEIN 1966-67 (as Prov)
History Note: 68; was UMBILICAL VEIN 1964-67 (Prov)
DeCS ID: 14870
Unique ID: D014471
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Umbilical Veins - Preferred
Concept UI M0022247
Scope note Venous vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the mother to the FETUS via the PLACENTA. In humans, there is normally one umbilical vein.
Preferred term Umbilical Veins
Entry term(s) Umbilical Vein
Vein, Umbilical
Veins, Umbilical



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