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Descriptor English: Vena Cava, Superior
Descriptor Spanish: Vena Cava Superior
Descriptor vena cava superior
Scope note: Tronco venoso por el que retorna la sangre de la cabeza, el cuello, las extremidades superiores y el tórax.
Descriptor Portuguese: Veia Cava Superior
Descriptor French: Veine cave supérieure
Entry term(s): Superior Vena Cava
Superior Vena Cavas
Vena Cavas, Superior
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.949.815
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014683
Scope note: The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest.
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
Related: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 15085
Unique ID: D014683
NLM Classification: WG 625.V3
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Vena Cava, Superior - Preferred
Concept UI M0022585
Scope note The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest.
Preferred term Vena Cava, Superior
Entry term(s) Superior Vena Cava
Superior Vena Cavas
Vena Cavas, Superior



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