National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Retromandibular Vein

Synonyms

Temporo-Maxillary Vein

Retromandibular Vein

Definitions

A vein formed by the joining of the internal maxillary vein and the temporal vein that runs along the ramus of the jaw and joins with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein and drain blood from the head and face.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33746

code

C33746

DEFINITION

A vein formed by the joining of the internal maxillary vein and the temporal vein that runs along the ramus of the jaw and joins with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein and drain blood from the head and face.

FULL_SYN

Temporo-Maxillary Vein

Retromandibular Vein

label

Retromandibular Vein

Legacy Concept Name

Temporo-maxillary_Vein

Preferred_Name

Retromandibular Vein

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33746

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0226520

subClassOf

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

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