National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Inferior Vena Cava

Synonyms

Inferior Vena Cava

INFERIOR VENA CAVA

Posterior Vena Cava

inferior vena cava

Caudal Vena Cava

Definitions

A large vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12815

ALT_DEFINITION

A large vein that empties into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis.

A large vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart.

code

C12815

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CDISC

GDC

DEFINITION

A large vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart.

Display_Name

Inferior Vena Cava

FULL_SYN

Inferior Vena Cava

INFERIOR VENA CAVA

Posterior Vena Cava

inferior vena cava

Caudal Vena Cava

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C200442

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173263

label

Inferior Vena Cava

Legacy Concept Name

Inferior_Vena_Cava

Maps_To

Inferior Vena Cava

Preferred_Name

Inferior Vena Cava

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12815

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0042458

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12814

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