National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Superior Vena Cava

Synonyms

Anterior Vena Cava

superior vena cava

Cranial Vena Cava

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

Superior Vena Cava

Definitions

The large vein that terminates in the right atrium and transports deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12816

ALT_DEFINITION

The large vein that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

The large vein that terminates in the right atrium and transports deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

code

C12816

Concept_In_Subset

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

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

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

The large vein that terminates in the right atrium and transports deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart.

Display_Name

Superior Vena Cava

FULL_SYN

Anterior Vena Cava

superior vena cava

Cranial Vena Cava

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

Superior Vena Cava

label

Superior Vena Cava

Legacy Concept Name

Superior_Vena_Cava

Preferred_Name

Superior Vena Cava

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12816

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0042459

subClassOf

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

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