Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- XAO:0000115
- EV:0100031
- EFO:0000816
- galen:Vein
- UMLS:C0042449 (ncithesaurus:Vein)
- BTO:0000234
- MA:0000067
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181367001
- MAT:0000037
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- NCIT:C12814
- EHDAA2:0003254
- MESH:D014680
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0042449
- CALOHA:TS-1108
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein
- TAO:0000082
- GAID:492
- AEO:0000209
- EMAPA:35906
- FMA:50723
- MIAA:0000037
- VHOG:0001743
- ZFA:0000082
- AAO:0010212
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
definition
- Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart.
depicted by
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Venous_system_en.svg
editor note
- TODO - check with MA - vein vs venous blood vessel
external definition
- Part of the circulatory system composed of blood vessels which carry blood from other organs, tissues, and cells to the heart.[AAO]
fma set term
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_63814
has broad synonym
- venous subtree
- venous vessel
has exact synonym
- venous tree organ part
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- venae
- vena
- vascular element
has relational adjective
- venous
homology notes
- The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG]
id
- UBERON:0001638