| Descriptor English: | Jugular Veins | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Venas Yugulares 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Veias Jugulares | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Veines jugulaires | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Jugular Vein Vein, Jugular Veins, Jugular | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | A07.015.908.498 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007601 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 78; was JUGULAR VEIN 1963-77 | ||||||
| Online Note: | use JUGULAR VEINS to search JUGULAR VEIN 1966-77 | ||||||
| History Note: | 78; was JUGULAR VEIN 1963-77 | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 7769 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007601 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WG 625.J8 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1978/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/30 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0011872 | 
| Scope note | Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. | 
| Preferred term | Jugular Veins | 
| Entry term(s) | Jugular Vein Vein, Jugular Veins, Jugular | 
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