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Descriptor English: Jugular Veins
Descriptor Spanish: Venas Yugulares
Descriptor venas yugulares
Entry term(s) vena yugular
Scope note: Venas del cuello que drenan el cerebro, la cara y el cuello en las venas braquiocefálica o subclavias.
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
Jugular Veins - Preferred
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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