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Preferred Name

Cephalic Vein

Synonyms

Vena Cephalica

CEPHALIC VEIN

VEIN, CEPHALIC

Cephalic Vein

Definitions

One of five superficial veins of the upper extremity, beginning at the radial aspect of the wrist area, wrapping around the forearm and emptying into the axillary vein.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32286

ALT_DEFINITION

A vein of the arm/forelimb; in general it arises from the dorsal venous network of the hand/forefoot and drains into the axillary vein.

code

C32286

Concept_In_Subset

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

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

One of five superficial veins of the upper extremity, beginning at the radial aspect of the wrist area, wrapping around the forearm and emptying into the axillary vein.

FULL_SYN

Vena Cephalica

CEPHALIC VEIN

VEIN, CEPHALIC

Cephalic Vein

label

Cephalic Vein

Legacy Concept Name

Cephalic_Vein

Preferred_Name

Cephalic Vein

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32286

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0226802

subClassOf

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

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